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Pendant: Face

c. 1930 or earlier
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The decorative spikes on the crown and chin of the head represent hair.

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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.
Pendant: Face

Pendant: Face

c. 1930 or earlier

Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith

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