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Pendant in shape of an abstract rams head ·  Ghana, Akan / Côte d'Ivoire, Baule/ Lagoon people · ID: 3041961

sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France (1973)
Jean-Pierre Laprugne, Paris, France
Size
H: 7,5 cm
B: 7,8 cm
H: 3.0 inch
B: 3.1 inch

Description

gold (wax thread technique), openworked, two eyelets in the middle on top, complemented at the left rim, base;
ram heads are related to the saying: “My strength is in my horns” - here the ram signifies the chief, for it is powerful, intelligent and wise.


The object Pendant in shape of an abstract rams head with the object ID 3041961 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 215 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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