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Horse and Rider
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Horse and Rider

Artist/Maker Akan people Ghana
Dateearly 20th century
CultureAkan
Mediumwood and paint
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 13 in. (31.8 x 11.7 x 33 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Jo Ann and Alan Lederman
Terms
    Object number83.0174
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of Africa
    DescriptionRiding is a metaphor for the ability to harness or control power, either secular power – rulers parading on horseback – or spirit power – spirits “mounting” the heads of their devotees. The white color on this horse and rider indicates a spiritual state. Sculptures such as this are placed on the shrines of healing priests and priestesses in Akan societies as images of their helping spirits.
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