Anthropomorphic head "gle" · Côte d'Ivoire, Wè-Guéré · ID: 3052097
Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1982)
Description
terracotta, cowrie snails, animal hair, wild boar tusk, red pigment,
A “gle” head was a sacred object and was considered a kind of spirit that was consulted especially in divination practices.
The head was modelled from clay to which all kinds of magical substances were added and which was also coated with power-giving substances to fully activate its powers.
The object Anthropomorphic head “gle” with the object ID 3052097 was last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 269 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Petridis, C. (ed.), Frans M. Olbrechts 1899-1958, In search of Art in Africa, Antwerp 2001, cat. 102