65 - PAIR OF ANTHROPOMORPHIC STATUETTES - Ghana, Togo - Véré

PAIR OF ANTHROPOMORPHIC STATUETTES - Ghana, Togo - Véré First half of the 20th century. Copper alloy. Dimensions: H. 38 cm and 28 cm. The first anthropomorphic female statuette stands with her legs slightly bent and her hands at her sides. The torso is adorned with scarification marks arranged in vertically aligned dots on the abdomen and back. The long, slender neck is adorned with a row of necklaces. The oval face, turned toward the sky, features minimalist features with an incised mouth, a straight nose, and stylized dot-like ears, all topped by a sagittal crest-shaped headdress. Bracelets also adorn the wrists and ankles. A second standing female anthropomorphic statuette, also with her hands in front of her abdomen holding a cup (?) in her hands, a face with prominent features (bulging eyes, a pronounced nose, prognathic mouth, crescent-shaped ears); she wears bracelets on her forearms and wrists, and her neck is adorned with a row of necklaces. Research and documentation: Coryse Mwape – Art historian specializing in ancient African art. Internal ref.: 52 + 72