Statuette funéraire

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Portraits of deceased leaders, these anthropomorphic figurines or statues were placed, during funeral rituals, in a commemorative location called mmaso, distinct from the burial site. This clay sculpture is modeled around a wooden rod. It was fired, then covered with a black vegetable varnish. This artwork is characteristic of productions from the Sanwi Kingdom, which developed in northeastern Côte d'Ivoire from the 18th century. Inventory Number: E 22-10 - Issued from the collections of the Hèbres Museum in Saint-Clément de Rochefort (17 - France). See the entry on our online database. 3D digitization: Spider scanner - Artec3D