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Pendant of a Head

20th century
20th C.
Africa, Côte d’Ivoire
3-1/8 x 2-1/4 x 7/8 in. (8.1 x 5.8 x 2.2 cm.)

By (primary)
Artist unknown

Culture/People: Baule peoples

Object Type: Jewelry

Medium: Gold alloy

Credit Line: Gift of Victor M. Zurcher

Accession Number: 2002.114

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Provenance

Purchased from Mathias Komor, New York, 1962

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anthropomorphic
Resembling a human form. RHDEL2 [October 1992 descriptor moved.]

BaulÈ

pendants (jewelry)
Hanging articles of jewelry, usually suspended from a necklace, brooch, or earrings, but also includes Renaissance examples fastened to the sleeve often worn as decorative ornaments; can also be an article of devotional, magical, or mourning jewelry which then may sometimes be concealed under clothing. [December 1996 scope note changed; related term deleted, was ""; related term added. June 1995 scope note changed.]

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Eamon Ore-Giron_Gold in Medium field

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