Lot: 280
87th Tribal Art AuctionFly whisk
Ghana, Ashanti
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Roy Stacy, Washington D.C., USA | H: 14.8 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, dark brown patina, the knob-shaped top crowned by a bird, a snake biting its beak, the shaft carved with anthropomorphic faces, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion.
The motif of bird and snake symbolizes the confrontation between obvious danger (snake) and insidiousness.