|
Native of Ghana, Agni left the area Ashanti to settle down in Côte
d'Ivoire...
Known for its love of the gold, the people Agni is him
also for his féticheuses, " Comians " (Au royaume des
Fétiches / Romain Pages Editions / 2000).
The statuette which we present here looks like strongly those used for
the rites of this féticheuses.
The hairstyle is well a hairstyle Agni. Physical marks(brands) are rather
Baoulé as well as posture...
Hard wood polychrome, black, white, red, soot...
Lychens or parasitic mushrooms on the neck and the back of the wrist
to the right.
Feet are broken.
If you have more information concerning this object, its
symbolism, its ritual use, its ethnos group, do not hesitate to leave
us a comment while clicking over the lower button...
|
Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. 
