H x W x D: 5.4 x 7.8 x 2.7 cm (2 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Burkina Faso
Date:
Mid-late 20th century
Label Text:
This pendant is a relatively realistic depiction of a wart hog complete with its tusks and erect tail. It is part of the variety of animal pendants including buffalos, leopards, chameleons and horn bills worn by hunters among the Lobi and neighboring peoples of Burkina Faso.
Description:
Cast copper alloy figure in the form of a wart hog with a large, leather, braided suspension loop projecting from the top.
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Syrop, New York, -- to 1983
Exhibition History:
Artful Animals, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., July 1, 2009-July 25, 2010
Patterns and Forms, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., August 20-September 16, 1984
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