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  07-Fante_figure_01-450x600.jpg - Fante figure, Ghana - wood, beads, cloth, pigment 13.5" tall ex. private NY collection, acquired 25 years ago definite signs of age and use According to Dr. Daniel Mato, figures such as this where the feet are depicted pointing backward and the arms were articulated (now missing), could represent a version of the Akan forest spirit called Sassabosum - a witch who sat or hung from trees and grabbed unwary people as they walked under her tree with her long feet. They were generally something of an 'anti-aesthetic' figure. Price: 600 $  
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07-Fante figure 01-450x600 |

Fante figure, Ghana

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wood, beads, cloth, pigment 13.5" tall ex. private NY collection, acquired 25 years ago definite signs of age and use According to Dr. Daniel Mato, figures such as this where the feet are depicted pointing backward and the arms were articulated (now missing), could represent a version of the Akan forest spirit called Sassabosum - a witch who sat or hung from trees and grabbed unwary people as they walked under her tree with her long feet. They were generally something of an 'anti-aesthetic' figure.

Price: 600 $
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