Hunter Amulet
Bete · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MYA-39
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- Height
- 11 cm
- Material
- Leather and magic substances
Gri-gri or hunter amulet of a great rarity, formed by a leather cylinder decorated with thin sheets of the same material. is accompanied by five smaller…
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Full original description
Gri-gri or hunter amulet of a great rarity, formed by a leather cylinder decorated with thin sheets of the same material. is accompanied by five smaller grey-grey otors, all in the form of leather bags whose interior contains the magic and protective substances. Each of the amulets has a specific purpose, to get a good hunt, to obtain the protection to not suffer mishaps, to resist fatigue and hunger, to gnash correctly, etc. Both the form and its anthyigüety make this amulet an exceptional piece. Very old patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 4 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
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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