Akan Silver Amulet Pendants
Asante priest’s amulet ornament. Silver, 10cm. Ghana. “A variation of the “soul disc genre” worn by priests committed to serving the supreme deity Nyame.” ex Gallery Walu, Zurich
Asante Amulet in the form of a Hoe or “daba”. Ghana. Silver, fiber. H 9 cm. Additional notes: The fiber is similar to the pineapple fiber used with Akrafokonmu” or “soul washer’s” disc pectorals. Estate of René David (1928-2015), Zurich. Exhibited: Musée International du Golfe de Guinée, Togo (2005-2011).
Two beautiful cast silver Akan pendants. Côte d’Ivoire. Radial sun motif— with a central ancestral mask. They are variants to the Akrafokonmu, or “soul washer’s” discs- often worn by individuals closest to the chief that are said to hold a part of the chief’s soul. Largest is 3” dia (7.62 cm). EX Christie’s, EX private American collection, EX Arts d’Afrique de la Collection de Madame Nelly van den Abbeele, June 12th, 2003 in Paris, EX Jan Dierickx, Brussels. Published: Bastin, M.-L., Utotombo, l'Art d'Afrique noire dans les collections privées belges Brussels, 1988, p.157, no.82. Exhibited: Arts d'Afrique, n. 456, Tervuren, 1963, ( large pendant) and Brussels, 1988, no.82 (large pendant).
