Ritual pendant "ke-die" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3028291
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Johnson Museum, Ithaka NY, USAWilliam Brill, New York, USA
Dave de Roche, Piedmont, USA
Size
H: 11,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, in form of a human head, small pieces of silver metal sheet (pupils and teeth), drilled hole for support, old collection number backside “84.12.26” (W. Brill), slightly dam., minor missing parts at the base, base;
representing “no-le”, the prime mother of the Dan; guardian heads are intended to provide their owners with spiritual protection.
Comparing literature
Johnson, Barbara C., Four Dan Sculptors, San Francisco 1987, p. 79