Akan Standing Male Figure
Product ID: A2300-156
$995.00
About this piece
He stands with his hands low and his eyes wide, as if just told something.
Akan casters of Ghana, West Africa, made this standing male figure in bronze in the 20th century. Akan metalwork is associated with lost-wax casting, and small brass and bronze figures often turn up as weights, charms and keepsakes. The body is long and narrow, with sloping shoulders, bent arms and hands that turn outward. Rounded eyes sit under a small peaked crown. The surface is dark and pitted, with a greenish bloom gathered in the hollows, and the feet are broad.
About 5.8 inches tall. Slender and a little uneasy, which is the right temperament for a bookshelf.
