A PramPram sculpture

Estimated price  800 - 900 €

A PramPram sculpture, Ghana, elongate, slightly bent body with tapering limbs, a spherical head, eyes, ears, navel, and nipples are represented as indentations, the nose in the shape of a small ridge, the legs is pinpointed, provenance, collected from Baba Sylla. incl. certificate of origin and provenance, incl. stand

"A great discovery was the so-called "Prampram" sculptures, which are stylistically related to the Northern part of the small tribes in Northern Ghana and Togo, in particular the Moba. In my interview, Baba Sylla, Accra, Ghana, isn´t speaking about a "tribe“, he named it "a great family", which seems to be incorrect under anthropological aspects, but it is a link to the fact, how small this "tribe" is or was in reality. Maybe this is the reason that these sculptures are unknown in literature. Only Karl-Heinz Krieg (shortly before his death) conducted unpublished research with voice protocols close to the hut, where these sculptures were once part of a shrine. But a friend of his told me that Mr. Krieg had no possibility of accessing the hut."
Lit.: Dogbe, B.K. (1977). “The human form as a central theme in art” in Image (Journal of the College of Art).

Interview with Baba Sylla, the well-known antique dealer in Accra, Ghana, who collected these sculptures for the first time. YouTube video, "PramPram sculptures with background information of Baba Sylla, Accra, Ghana."

Height: 31 cm without stand
Weight: 390 g incl. stand