Ring with bovine head "nyi-kar-yi" or "nokariga"

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Description

brass, base

According to Goldwater, these rings are called “rings of silence” - “nyi-kar-yi” and were used in connection with initiation ceremonies of young men into “lô” society (Goldwater, 1964, p. 26).

According to Förster, on the other hand, these rings were owned by members of a society of healers and were called “nokariga”, which means “to turn into an ox” (Förster, 1987, p. 201 ff.).

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Comparing literature

Goldwater, Robert, Senufo Sculpture from West Africa, New York 1964, p. 26 f. Förster, Till, Glänzend wie Gold, Berlin 1987, p. 201 ff.

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