Ovoid brass anklet; python head motif on four points; all over pattern of scales of serpent.

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Anklet

Maker Senufo Artist

Date20th century

Place of originBurkina Faso, Africa

MediumBrass

Dimensions7/8 x 4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (2.2 x 12.3 x 8.3 cm)

ClassificationsClothing and accessories

Credit LineGift of Katheryne Loughran and John Loughran, President of Foundation for Cross Cultural Understanding

Object number2005.28.34

Collections

AFRICAN

Visual DescriptionOvoid brass anklet; python head motif on four points; all over pattern of scales of serpent.

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