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Nsodie (memorial head), Akan artist, 17th–mid-18th century
Akan artist

Nsodie (memorial head)

17th–mid-18th century · Ceramics-Sculpture

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The Memorial Head or Nsodie is a type of ceramic portrait sculpture of the Akan peoples, believed to have been created in the 17th and 18th centuries by female artists to depict royal personages.

Examples are held in major collections, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Scheda

Numero di inventario
1978.412.563

In catalogo

SculturaTerracotta e ceramicaBaroccoXVIII secoloAkan peoples

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18th century · Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nella stessa sala · Gallery 341, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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