Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 22nd February 2023
Lot 217
Four Ashanti figures in the manner of Osei Bonsu
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
Four Ashanti figures in the manner of Osei Bonsu
Ghana
including a standing male playing an oliphant, inscribed on the sole No 12, 34cm high, a standing male, previously with an object in his right hand, inscribed on the sole No 40., 36cm high, a seated male holding a knife, 26cm high and a mother with a child on her back, inscribed on the sole No 35, 26.5cm high, all with cloth clothing,
and an Ashanti brass forowa and cover, 17.5cm high and a Luba carved figure, hippopotamus tooth, 12cm high, on a stand. (8)