MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Grave Marker, Clay or Terracotta
Object Name:
Grave Marker
Other Name:
Grave Marker, Clay
Place of Origin:
Akan, Ghana, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 4"
W = 3—1/2"
D = 2—1/2"

Akan head, was probably used either as a grave marker, or to receive offerings.

Bacquart, P. 35




Description:
Buff or orange—colored, with traces of red, clay or terracotta, Akan head. Most likely used as a grave marker. Round face with bulgy eyes, small nose, slit open mouth.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Clay or Terracotta
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Pottery
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.92
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