Head

1650–1700 Overall: 12.7 cm (5 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.157

Akan sculptures made head forms as idealized portraits of the deceased. Made of terracotta, a low-termperature fired ceramic, this head features simple shapes of triangles, curves, and lozenges to represent the nose, mouth, and eyes. The style of this terracotta memorial head...

Sculpture

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