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Source Description
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 widow will wear them on a chain around her neck or attached to her hair at the ceremony signaling the end of mourning.
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Document identity
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130310
label
Pendant
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object
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1
Source metadata
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130310
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object
title
Pendant
description
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 widow will wear them on a chain around her neck or attached to her hair at the ceremony signaling the end of mourning.
date
1900s
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60746988
genreSpecific
Jewelry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 3.6 x 7.7 cm (1 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
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Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith
accession
1952.85
Source extras
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Gold
tombstone
Pendant, 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith. Gold; overall: 3.6 x 7.7 cm (1 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.85
collection
African Art
didYouKnow
The crescent-shaped scarification on the forehead of this piece is called <em>ngwa</em>, or “moon.”
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:44:00.410000
sourceId
130310
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African Art
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African Art
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Gold
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1
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0
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photo
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