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Pendant, 1900s (cast gold)

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CVL491454
Image title
Pendant, 1900s (cast gold)
Artist
West African, (20th century)
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA
Medium
cast gold
Dimensions
h:3.60 w:7.70 cms
Image description

Gold objects, always cast using the lost-wax method, are the only Baule art forms associated with ancestor spirits. Usually hidden in pots or suitcases, gold adornments are displayed on important occasions such as funerals. They are laid out around the corpse before burial. A widow will wear them on a chain around her neck or attached to her hair at the ceremony signaling the end of mourning.

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Photo © Cleveland Museum of Art / Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund / Bridgeman Images
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20th century / guinea coast / pendant / ornate / ornamental / african / ornament / africa / ivory coast / jewellery / gold / jewelry / baule
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Largest available format 4922 × 3558 px 2 MB
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Medium 1024 × 740 px 87 × 63 mm 542 KB

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