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Rasp

Ashanti Figural Rasp (2)

Ghana
Ashanti

Wood and Braided Rattan
ca. Mid-Late 20th century

Height: 18.5 inches
Idiophone - Struck - Indirectly - Scraped

Rasp - music instrument - with depiction of a figure from the Ashanti People of central Ghana. Hand carved from one piece of wood with wooden ring for scraping. Skilled carving possibly for art market.

 

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-160-21