Buffalo · Côte d'Ivoire, Tusian · ID: 3036533
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Rolf Miehler, Munich, GermanyInge Arendts, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 3 cm
L: 6 cm
H: 1.2 inch
L: 2.4 inch
Description
brass, with broad horns, eyelet for support, min. dam.;
these metal works are predominantly used in context of fortune telling, they also fulfill protective functions and are used as decoration as well.
Comparing literature
Glar, Wilfried, Die materialisierte Kultur der Ethnien der Volta-Region, Bedburg 2008, p. 118 f.