Lot 41
  • 41

Beau pendentif en ivoire, Lobi, Burkina Faso

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Lobi
  • Beau pendentif en ivoire
  • haut. 19 cm
  • 7 1/2 in
komé, de belles proportions, de forme classique rectangulaire à nervure centrale, percé de deux trous de suspension dans sa partie supérieure et se prolongeant par un "pied" balustre triangulaire. Belle patine d'usage, nuancée, crème et brun rouge.

Provenance

collects ion Krohn, Allemagne

Condition

Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Tiny chip on the underneath the base right corner; hairline stable crack.
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Catalogue Note

Selon Bagnolo (2007 : 135), cet ornement est "considéré comme le plus puissant des pendentifs de Bàbà - objets de protection que seuls les grands chasseurs Teésé, fondateurs de la branche mère du culte, pouvaient arborer".