A wooden sculpture - Prampram - Ghana (No reserve price)

Prampram Figure Pair - Southern Ghana The two slender wooden figures form a formally closely related pair. Slender necks and disproportionately large, egg-shaped heads rise above long, almost columnar bodies. The facial features are reduced to the point of abstraction; small drill holes mark the eyes and other anatomical points. Slender arms follow the sides, while the legs emerge directly from the torso. One figure wears a fragmentary piece of textile around its hips. The dry, earthy brown surface retains traces of reddish pigmentation, abrasion, and numerous small indentations. It is precisely this reduction that lends the pair a quiet, archaic presence. The so-called Prampram sculptures belong to a rarely documented pictorial tradition in southeastern Ghana, within the cultural context of the Dangme people. Comparable pieces show the same elongated bodies, tapered limbs, and oval heads. Jaenicke Njoya's field information connects individual Prampram figures with shrine contexts. For pieces from Lectsoboi, there is also a local tradition that they embodied historical war heroes. However, this statement is tied to a specific context of origin and cannot be generalized to all Prampram sculptures. Even in the case of the present pair, the original ritual or memorial function therefore remains unclear. Literature (selection): B. K. Dogbe: “The Human Form as a Central Theme in Art”, Image, Kumasi 1977. Herbert M. Cole / Doran H. Ross: The Arts of Ghana. Los Angeles 1977. Marion Kilson: Kpele Lala: Ga Religious Songs and Symbols. Cambridge, Mass. 1971. Some of the information and photos are generated by artificial intelligence and is based on published sources from the fields of ethnography, archaeology, and art history documents. All information and photos are protected by copyright. Inv. No. MAZ21305 Informant: Ouro Height: 56 cm / 55 cm Weight: 1,5 kg / 1,3 kg (incl. stand)

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