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CANE
Yoruba culture, Nigeria
19th century or earlier
Bronze and iron
H.: 148; L.4; L.: 9.5 cm
CANE whose shaft is composed of twenty superimposed FACES and two anthropomorphic CHARACTERS seated on circular bases. One of them constitutes the pommel: he has a particularly stretched bust, his hands rest on his upper body, his body is dotted with circular scarifications in relief and he wears a layered and openwork headgear. An arched growth ending in a bearded face constitutes the base of its seat. The middle figure seems to hold offerings in his hands.
The tip is finished with an iron yoke.
Ref. : 3972
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