Pendant: Face
c. 1930 or earlier
Overall: 5.8 x 3.9 cm (2 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.172
Gold objects, always cast using the lost-wax method, 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 before burial. A...
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