Gold ornament · Ghana, Akan / Côte d'Ivoire, Baule/ Lagoon people · ID: 3041972
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Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, FranceSize
D: 6,4 cm
D: 2.5 inch
Description
wax thread disc with delicate spiral pattern on both sides, fine toothed rim, slightly dam., base;
the concentrical circles are called “tadee” or ponds, for they remind of the circular waves occuring when an object is thrown into calm water. Research assumes a connection with the purifying rites of soul washing.
Comparing literature
Museum Liaunig (Hg.), Das Gold der Akan, Neuhaus o.J., S. 30