Dan Female Sculpture, Côte d'Ivoire 02 #767 Buddhist Amulet with Afghan tribal leaf charms

with Afghan tribal leaf charms and a Lapis Lazuli pendant

Publisher: Museum for African Art 1989

Vivid Forest Green Serpentine have been treasured throughout West Africa for more than a thousand years

and the Esu cult

Among other things

Dan Female Sculpture, Côte d'Ivoire 02 #767 Buddhist Amulet with Afghan tribal leaf charmsDan Female Sculpture, Cte d'Ivoire 02 #767 In Dan society, sculptures of Women are Prestige Objects that reflect positively both on their owners' and their subjects' reputations. Among the most costly of Dan expressive forms, they are commissioned by Men to honor an especially esteemed Wife. The sculptures are conceived of as portraits of the women they depict, although this and other examples suggest an emphasis on established Dan Ideals of Feminine