Ashanti Bronze Erotic Figures

Lanky figures lean into one another with long arms wrapped tight.

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. Cast group of two thin figures facing each other on a round base, their arms and legs entwined. Their heads tilt together and one has small horns. The surface is dark with golden highlights on the high points. It is 1 inches wide, 2 deep and 2 high.

A tangle of limbs rendered with perfect economy.