H x W x D: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.6 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Burkina Faso
Description:
Cast copper alloy pendant in the form of two legless chameleons stacked vertically. Cowrie shell on string attached to suspension loop. Chameleons have coffee bean eyes, border of crosshatched band. Overall rough surface.
Provenance:
Benjamin Weiss, New York, -- to 1980
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