Description:

West Africa, Liberia and Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An intriguing hand-carved wooden ritual implement known as a "kedie" (sometimes called a "stella") with a flat base, a conical body, and a slender neck surmounted by an anthropomorphic head. Incised striated designs adorn the body and shoulder, while a lengthy, ribbed neck supports the head. The stylized visage displays slender eyes, straight brows, a triangular nose, and fleshy lips, all surmounted by a carefully striated coiffure. Kedie are important ceremonial figures used by village leaders to assist in the judgment of others' actions and are kept in special shrines when not in use. Size: 3.3" Diameter x 8.5" H (8.4 cm x 21.6 cm); 9.5" H (24.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection

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#172602

  • Condition: Stable fissure to verso of body and miniscule fissure to top of head. Otherwise, intact and excellent with lustrous burnish.

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