Handle of a stately fly whisk, Baule ethnic group (Ivory Coast), famous for their art of carving, around 1900 (the beautiful patina testifies to its age), size 37 cm. The
sculpture is a cult and status symbol. It was owned by a notable and was only carried to public appearances. The
depiction of a bird of prey on a turtle comes from mythology and is only readable by those in the know. In the lower
area there is the face of an ancestor on both sides. According to the description of Miller's Africa Gallery, the piece comes from a well-known American collection. According to Dr. h.c. Honegger, a comparable piece is in a private collection in Zurich, see his publication ("Secretary", 2011). Accordingly, it served as an identifying mark for a royal advisor.
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| Category: Kultgegenstände
| Material: Holz
| Country of origin:
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Similar pieces
You will see on the stylized turtle shell the exhibits arranged according to their similarity. Click on the turtle shell and explore the exhibition!
The pattern of a turtle resembles a mathematical Voronoi diagram. We use a Voronoi diagram here, which displays exhibits on a surface partitioned according to the similarity of the pieces. The similarities of the pieces are calculated by an artificial intelligence algorithm.
Das oben links dargestellte Objekt (farbig umrandet) ist das Referenzobjekt zu dem die ähnlichen Objekte dargestellt werden. Ein neues Referenzobjekt kann aus den angezeigten ähnlichen Stücken per Klick bestimmt werden. So kann man sich entlang von Ähnlichkeiten durch die Ausstellung bewegen.