Pesa Turtle with Bird
Akan · Ghana
Reference: PDP-9
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- Material
- Bronze
The turtle carries a bird on its back while the bird removes the parasites with its beak. The weights representing a turtle have a proverbial value:…
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Full original description
The turtle carries a bird on its back while the bird removes the parasites with its beak. The weights representing a turtle have a proverbial value: It's okay to hurry, but you can also go slowly.
Further technical information
- 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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Ghana. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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