"Whistle Pendant - Lobi Culture, Ivory Coast, Ghana And Burkina Faso - 19th Century"
Whistle PENDANT showing TWO superimposed SERPENTS whose sinuosity is shown in three broken lines. Their eyes are circular lozenges applied and incised horizontally. The suspension ring is placed on the upper median part, opposite the whistle, making it possible to use it despite being worn. Lobi culture, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso 19th century
Copper alloy; H.: 9; L.: 16.8 cm
Bibliography:
A similar example is reproduced in the book Afrique de l'Ouest Bronzes et autres alliages by André Blandin, p.124, fig.1.
N°160 from the exhibition-sale "Bronzes, miniatures monumentales".