- Gan bronze haircomb, snake design (3)
- Africa
- Burkina Faso
- Width : 5 1/8 inch
- Height : 5 3/4 inch
- Depth : 1/4 inch
- Superb comb depicting a snake, a very frequent motif in the Gan bronze art. This animal is supposed to protect families and farming but it symbolizes opposite notions such as heaven and hell, light and darkness, wisdom and witchcraft.
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