Adivinatory Snake
Bidjogo · Guinea-Bissau
Reference: MYA-20
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- Height
- 9 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Snake used in divinatory practices. It is the abundant spitting cobra in the West African. This snake swells his neck to attack his bow and spits…
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Full original description
Snake used in divinatory practices. It is the abundant spitting cobra in the West African. This snake swells his neck to attack his bow and spits in his eyes, attacking to contnuation. The back of the head represents a human head, that of the genius incarnated in the serpent with whom the fortune teller will establish contact in the divinatory processes. Dark patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 8 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Guinea-Bissau. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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