Pendant
Lobi · Burkina Faso
Reference: CYA-16
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- Material
- Bronze
Pendant used by the Lobi women. There is a rectangle at the bottom and on the top three overlapping rows of triangles, whose meaning escapes us.…
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Full original description
Pendant used by the Lobi women. There is a rectangle at the bottom and on the top three overlapping rows of triangles, whose meaning escapes us. Most of these symbols are only known to the initiates. In addition to ornament they have a protective value.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Burkina Faso. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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