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Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: ESP-2
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- Height
- 28 cm
- Material
- Wood, cloth, horsehair and gold to the golden bread.
Fine bullflies handle carved with knife with akan motifs and gold to the golden bread. Ancient piece that belonged to some important boss. The heads of…
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Full original description
Fine bullflies handle carved with knife with akan motifs and gold to the golden bread. Ancient piece that belonged to some important boss. The heads of the Akan ethnic groups wear elegant weapons, scepters, sticks, and golden scareflies with gold bread. Besides its usefulness it is an object of prestige.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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