ANTHROPOZOOMORPHE Bateba PENDANT - Birifor culture, Northern Ghana - 19th century or earlier

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ANTHROPOZOOMORPHE Bateba PENDANT - Birifor culture, Northern Ghana - 19th century or earlier

Name: ANTHROPOZOOMORPHE Bateba PENDANT - Birifor culture, Northern Ghana - 19th century or earlier
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: BLBH8H990B
Price: 520 EUR
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520 €

Period 19th century

Style Tribal Art

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ANTHROPOZOOMORPHE Bateba pendant standing with hands brought up to the chin, wearing a belt and necklace incised in a checkerboard pattern. His face has bulging eyes and a large nasal ridge.
Birifor culture, northern Ghana 19th century or earlier Copper alloy
H. 9.1; L. 3.5 cm
Bibliography
A similar example is reproduced in the book Afrique de l'Ouest Bronzes et autres alliages by André Blandin, p.94. - photograph by P. Ravenhill, 1981.
A very similar example is reproduced in the book
La culture matérialisée des ethnies de la région de la Volta. Axe principal : les objets en alliage de cuivre coulés à la cire perdue by Wilfried Glar, p.227.

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Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Tribal Art (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity of Tribal Art Style)
Period	19th century (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity 19th century)
Country of origin	Ghana