Superb and rare to find vintage museum quality hand carved wood Female figure seated on a stool with amazing coiffure Ashanti /Ghana In the Ashanti, female figures called esi mansa adorn the royal or family altars. They often represent a woman breastfeeding her child. In a ritual attitude, hands outstretched, palms flat in anticipation of offerings, this feminine pest sounding sitting on a royal stool sports the characteristic ringed neck and colorful beaded bracelets. 8.5ʺW × 9ʺD × 28ʺH