Sale 219 Lot 246

GROUP OF FOUR WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOOD OBJECTS: TWO ASANTE AKUA’BA FIGURES, AN OPENWORK MUSICAL OBJECT, AND A JANUS-FACED STAFF Four hand-carved wooden objects from West and Central Africa: at left, a slender, openwork ceremonial or musical object with a lozenge-and-diamond lattice shaft, incised chevron detail, and a triangular foot; at center, two Asante (Ashanti) Akua’ba fertility figures of Ghana, each with a disc-shaped head, incised brow and facial features, a ringed neck, and horizontal arms; and at right, a tapering, spike-ended staff with a flared, cup-like top and a pair of small carved faces below it. Musical Instrument: height: 18.5 inches
$120-150