Sceptre
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BST-28
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- Height
- 39 cm
- Material
- Wood and remains of gold bread.
Scepter representing a sitting woman. Scarified body, with remains of akan gold bread. On the bottom of the cane is a carved face, from which a…
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Full original description
Scepter representing a sitting woman. Scarified body, with remains of akan gold bread. On the bottom of the cane is a carved face, from which a double braided cane in the shape of eight leaves. Old dark patina.
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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