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Lot 555
Description:
A Baga Carved Wood Shrine Object, Anok, A-tscol or Elek, Guinea, the oval avian head with an elongated sharp beak carved with human-like features, supported on an independent slender neck raised on a tiered circular base, pierced and incised geometric decoration throughout, height 21 1/8 in., width 33 in.
- Provenance: Provenance: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Note: Baga Anok (also called a-tshol or elek) are shrine figures traditionally used by members of the ancient Simo society in ritual ceremonies. The carvings always feature human characteristics combined with a long bird's beak. Intended to protect the lineage of their owners against evil, Anok carvings play an integral role in every household shrine. They are used during the harvest, in purification ceremonies and at funerary rites; they punish the guilty and are indispensable in the hunt for witches.
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September 12, 2009 10:00 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA, US
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