Akan Male and Female Couple, Ivory Coast and Ghana

Reportedly collected before World War I
Mathias Komor, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above on July 23, 1969

Good condition for objects of this type and age. Minor hairline age cracks to both. Age crack down the recessed spine of each figure; in the female figure this extends through the buttocks. Feet fragmentary as shown: the female lacking both feet and the male with loss to proper left foot. Some minor surface insect damage to both around tops of legs, buttocks, and bottoms of back/abdomen. Fine varied brown patina with encrustation. Screws drilled into the bottoms of the feet for attachment to bases (permanently attached).
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