Interesting string of small brass elements (47 triangular elements) plus additional elements (see pict.). Use unknown divination? cache-sexe?. Origin maroua Cameroon. Any help for identification is welcomed.
Ceremonial pole Kirdi?19.04.729
Iron
High aesthetic value
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Height: 550 mm; diameter 130 mm
Weight:
1.490 kg
280.00
CHF
Origin of object unknown, any complementary information is welcomed on my mailbox. The crown with its spiraled end looks like some Kirdi / Matakam currencies. the pole is in perfect condition and mounted on a stand could be a nice design item.
Ceremonial staff , Dogon ?19.04.722
West and Central Africa | MALI | Dogon
High aesthetic value
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Height: 350 mm
Weight:
600 gr
430.00
CHF
Origin not confirmed, any further information would be welcomed, info@etnicdesign.ch
Ritual staff, probably Dogon07.01.705
West and Central Africa | MALI | Dogon
High aesthetic value
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Excellent overall condition
Height: 680 mm
Weight:
220 gr
sold
Making a gignity stzaff for the chief was a tough job for a blacksmith. Staffs reprensent the chiefs autority. The Dogon made staffs with small bells attached to it. The bells had to wake up the spirits and make them listen to the prayers adressed to them. All staffs are connected with Nommo the Creator of the first Hogon, the blacksmith. the iron staffs were mostly place nearby the grave of the ancestor-founder of the village. (Eerhardt p. 100 - 105)
Ritual Lobi Snake07.01.704
West and Central Africa | GHANA, BURKINA FASO | Lobi
Iron
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Height: 500 mm
Weight:
250 gr
185.00
CHF
The Lobi snakes have always one or two heads. They were used as protective charms and used in transactions as money. Women who had to work in the fields attached the snakes to the legs of their calves to prevent them from snakebites.
Despite the dangers of living among snakes, many tribes in Burkina Faso have seen snakes as sacred. Killing or eating them was forbidden, while the shedding of their skin was a symbol of rebirth. The animals were more than a symbol; to some they were mediators between this world and the next. In particular, the Lobi and Gan people incorporated the snake motif into much of their brass and copper artworks, which served as decoration, protective amulets and adornment, shrine ornaments, and metal currency. (http://www.beprimitive.com/blog/welcome-to-burkina-fasssssso)
