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Baoulé Hammer & Bell – Ivory Coast
Baoulé ritual objects, ethnic group from central Ivory Coast.
The Baoulé divining hammer is also known as the “gong hammer”, or “lawle”. The percussion of the hammer on the bell punctuates the trances.
The hammer represents a man holding a bowl to his mouth.
REGION: Ivory Coast
MATERIAL: wood, metal
TIME: 20th century
DIMENSION: 25 x 7.5 cm (hammer), 21 x 8.5 (bell)
(Soclea)
inventory number: AF032
Ref: 76YMWYW20U