Ashanti Bronze Erotic Figures

Seated figure with chin on knee watches over a reclining head and tiny figure.

This group of erotic bronze figures from the Ashanti people is Ashanti, from Ghana, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Small cast figures in West Africa often show human scenes and proverbs, and their meaning typically depends on the stories and sayings of the community that made them. Low, flat cast scene with a seated figure whose chin rests on one hand, beside a rounded reclining head and a small standing form. The base is an uneven plate. Greenish dark patina with brighter metal on the raised surfaces. It is 1.75 inches wide, 2.5 deep and 1.75 high.

A quiet little drama, very neatly staged.