Pendant

1900s Overall: 3.6 x 7.7 cm (1 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.85

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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