Cephalopod · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3049234
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Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
wood, metal, silver sheet, base
We assume that this carving represents a guardian head “kedie”.
These heads are valued as powerful spiritual objects, the receptacles for tutelary spirits, “dü”.
The object Cephalopod with the object ID 3049234 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 240.
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