“Tree of Life” Figure Group

Gulani, Makonde people, African

Mid 20th century

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Snake, Gan people, or Lobi people, Burkina Faso, African, iron
Iron staff with finial composed of one large, central bird surrounded by fourteen small birds, used by priest of Osanyin, the orisha (deity) of herbal medicine
Gold weight in the form of three birds seated on a ring
Tent Pole, Tuareg people, Sahel region, West Africa, African, carved wood, indigenous metal repairs