H x W x D: 5.4 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm (2 1/8 x 2 x 1/2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Côte d'Ivoire
Date:
Early-mid 20th century
Label Text:
Both the Tusyan and the Senufo peoples employ cast copper alloy figures as protective pendants. Related in form to the figures used by a diviner, their use is in fact prescribed by a diviner to influence the spirit causing the illness or problem. Typically the pendants consist of two or more flat, stylized figures with linked arms, standing on a trapezoidal base.
Description:
Cast copper alloy stylized figures with circular arms with bracelets, projecting ears, anklets, standing atop a shallow truncated triangular form with three row linear pattern. The surface is worn smooth on the figures.
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. Emil J. Arnold, New York, -- to 1975
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