Lot 36
FANTE ASAFO FLAG: THE PELICAN
GHANA
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 27 November 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£3,000
Description
appliquéd cotton, depicting a large pelican swallowing a fish, a leopard, a turtle and a figure pointing, on a black background. with a red and yellow triangular border, white fringe and Union Jack to the corner
Dimensions
96 x 162cm
Footnote
Provenance:
Lord Alistair McAlpine, London
Sotheby's, London, 30th May 2007, lot 167 (and cover image)
Private collection, London