Pendant: Face in Crescent

1900s Overall: 7 x 7.4 cm (2 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.118

This pendant was cast in gold using the lost-wax method. Gold objects are the only Baule art forms associated with ancestor spirits. Usually hidden in pots or suitcases, gold adornments are displayed on important occasions such as funerals. They are laid out around the corpse...

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