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| Object |
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| Tapper "lowre" - Baule - Ivory Coast |
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| Ethnic group |
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| Baule |
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| Origin |
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| Ivory Coast |
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| Provenance |
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| Rolf Miehler, Munich, Germany - Inge Arendts, Munich, Germany |
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| Wood and cloth |
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| Size |
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| H: 29 cm |
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| Description |
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Wood, shiny brown patina, cloth, carved with a zoomorphic "goli" mask min. dam., traces of use.
Mounted
Diviners are conditioned to go into a trance when the hear the steady striking of an iron gong.
Lit.: Susan Mullin vogel, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes. page 229 |
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