Water Storage Vessel (Dyifine)

Bamana people, Mali, African

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Geometric Gold Weight with Key Designs, Asante people or, Baule people, Akan group, Ghana or, Côte d'Ivoire, African, brass
Brown ovoid jar with narrow, short foot and short rim. Shoulder has geometric lizard forms; raised ridges with zig-zag lines at at top of shoulder and mid-point of body. Bottom half of vessel has patterns from impressed cord.
Head-wrap of peach-colored fabric with metallic thread
Chief's Crown (sika kle), Baule people, Côte d'Ivoire , Village of Kondiehinou, African, textiles, cardboard, wood, and gold leaf