Pajaro weight Sankofa
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: PDP-15
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- Height
- 5 cm
- Material
- African Bronze
Ancient weighs in the form of a bird, possibly from the century XIX. This bird with its head turned back receives the name Sankofa and symbolizes…
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Full original description
Ancient weighs in the form of a bird, possibly from the century XIX. This bird with its head turned back receives the name Sankofa and symbolizes the king who knows everything that happens behind his back, as the proverb says, and also the sage who knows how to take into account the past time.
The bird is also a source of proverbs, for example, "Only birds of the same species can play in the same tree" or "The bird that has fallen into a trap avoids singing". Very old patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 4 cm
- Attributed period
- First third century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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