Diviner’s Bracelet

Senufo people, Côte d'Ivoire, African

  • Titles Diviner's Bracelet (Descriptive)
  • Medium cast metal
  • Dimensions 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (1 x 6.4 x 7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1136.1
  • Work Type bracelet
  • Classification Jewelry

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Brownish-black vessel is widest at shoulder and slopes to narrow bottom; body has inverted V-shape composed of raised bumps.
Short robe of dark khaki cotton with crew neck and butterfly sleeves, the entire garment is hand embroidered with red, yellow, beige and blue cotton threads in a pattern consisting of wave-pattern bands at the waist and neck as well as along the sleeves and hem, within the bands is a pattern of irregularly-shaped organic elements, or gongs, and crescent shapes interspersed with diamonds and triangles.
Gold weight in the form of three birds seated on a ring
Dark brown, round vessel has narrow neck and flaring rim; shoulder has lizard and bird one one side, abstract pattern with diamonds and triangles on other.