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.
The object Ritual pendant “ke-die” with the object ID 3028291 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 199 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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Comparing literature
Johnson, Barbara C., Four Dan Sculptors, San Francisco 1987, p. 79