Anyi Tribe Carved Mother and Twins

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Description: This fine piece of African art is from the Anyi tribe, part of the Akan residing in the Southern portion of the Ivory Coast. Twins have always been prized among the tribes of West Africa. This figure is of a mother on stool with twins sitting on her knees each holding a breast. There is one break where the mothers arm holds one of the children. It has some encrustation and the neck has rings of white pigmentation. More than likely this was sybolic of fertility.

Status: For Sale	Reference#: Anyi1
Condition: Good	Year: 1940
Country: Ivory Coast	Maker: Unknown
Height: 18.5 in. (46.99 cm)	Depth: 7.5 in. (19.05 cm)
Width: 7 in. (17.78 cm)	Weight: 6
Style: Tribal Art
Materials: Wood, Pigmentation	Type: Sculpture

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