Anthropos International Review of Ethnology and Linguistics: Offprint, Volume 58, 1963 - The Ashanti Akua'ba Statues as Archetype, and the Egyptian Ankh: A theory of morphological assumptions
St. Augustin, Germany: Internationale Zeitschrift fur Volker- und Sprachenkunde, 1963. offprint. Softcover. Yellow wraps with black lettering. 29 pp. (numbered from 839 - 867) with 16 bw figures. VG- (Very light wear to covers; small stamp from art museum library on title page. Stamp of former owner (African art collector/author) inside front cover. Item #150506
An article by Ladislas Segy, Hungarian-born, New York dealer, author, and collector of African art. The essay includes 10 sections: Introduction and Method of Investigation; The Art of the Ashanti; Description and Classification of the Akua'ba Statues; Art Historic Comparison; Comparison with African Material; The Concept of Procreation among the Ashanti and its Relation to the Akua'ba; Egyptian Influence on the Guinea Coast; The Egyptian Concept of Ka, Ra, and Akh; The Egyptian Hieroglyphic Sign and Amulet, Ankh; and Syncretism of Thought: Repetition of Forms. This particular booklet's former owner was Hilbert H. DeLawter who, with his wife, Laurie, was a renowned collector, author, and expert on African art.
Price: $50.00