Size: 60cm.
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Each hand features holes, however, I do not know the purpose of these - though these were possibly holes through which the depiction of a spear was placed through. The traces of darker colouring on the surface of the wood (as shown on the photos) might possibly be the fading of darker coloured areas - as you will see in the photos of the shield, there is a wonderful contrast of lighter and darker colours.
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A nice akan gold weight representing the top of the sword, base is missing, very old break, ex Maurice Bonnefoy.
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Pièce vendue avec un socle de présenation. Collected in Mino village in Papua New Guinea (Kwoma ethnic group). Sold with a presentation base.
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127 ,0 x cm. 63,0 (50.0" x 24.80").
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This is a magnificent ethnographic relic imported from the Yoruba traditions of Nigeria.
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