Sujet
Among some southern Akan groups it was customary to honour the memory of members of the royal lineage by erecting clusters of fired clay heads representing the dead man and his retainers
Légende
Among some southern Akan groups it was customary to honour the memory of members of the royal lineage by erecting clusters of fired clay heads representing the dead man and his retainers, They can be considered individual portraits distinguished by features such as hairstyle and scarification. Ghana. Akan. Southern Ghana.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A22_187
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,3Mo (1,4Mo) / 25,3cm x 35,0cm / 2984 x 4134 (300dpi)