Memorial Head (Nsodie), ca. 1800, Ghana, Twifo-Heman traditional area, Akan peoples, Terracotta, H. 8 1/2 x W. 6 in. (21.6 x 15.2 cm), Ceramics-Sculpture, This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan ruler from present-day southern Ghana. It is an idealized representation whose serene expression and well-balanced features suggest the positive qualities such rulers are expected to embody
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Memorial Head, Nsodie, ca, 1800, Ghana, Twifo-Heman traditional area, Akan peoples, Terracotta, H, 8 1/2 x W, 6, 21.6 15.2 cm, Ceramics-Sculpture, elegant, terracotta, head, memorial portrait, nsodie, ruler, present-day southern, idealized representation, serene expression, well-balanced features, suggest, positive qualities, rulers, expected, embody
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