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Animals - Turtles

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$150.00

Asen brass turtle figure
photo of Asen brass turtle figure item #360
Benin - Fon

4 7/8" long. This is a typical example of one of the objects included on the top of an asen. Asen are stuck into the ground near the family house in memory of a deceased member of the family. Asen are iron stakes with round flat tops adorned with a wide variety of objects which presumably evoke the spirit of the individual the stake represents. Please click on the image to see 2 more views of this fine old object.
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$450.00

Brass turtle container
photo of Brass turtle container item #353
Mali - Dogon

8" tall. Please click on the image for a closeup view and an uncovered view, with the top off.
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$495.00

Brass turtle equestrian pot
photo of Brass turtle equestrian pot item #354
Nigeria - Yoruba


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$750.00

Chicken on turtle
photo of Chicken on turtle item #300
Burkina Faso - unknown tribe


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$350.00

Old brass turtle pendant
photo of Old brass turtle pendant item #16
Burkina Faso - Lobi

2 1/4 x 1 11/16" (5.7 x 4.2 cm)
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$145.00

Old turtle fetish
photo of Old turtle fetish item #367
Mali - Dogon

8" long. Please click on the image for another view of this genuine old, used fetish figure.
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$345.00

Old wood turtle fetish
photo of Old wood turtle fetish item #368
Ivory Coast - Baule

15 1/2" long. Please click on the image for another view of this authentic, old, used object.
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$145.00

Old wood turtle fetish figure
photo of Old wood turtle fetish figure item #362
Ghana - Fanti

7 1/2" long. Please click on the image to see 2 more views of this authentic old fetish figure.
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$550.00

Turtle eagle proverb figure
photo of Turtle eagle proverb figure item #342
Ivory Coast - Baule

Africans have a plethora of proverbs. It is common for an artist of any medium to incorporate any of those proverbs in his art. The eagle represents power or a powerful person. The turtle represents the common people. The proverb essentially says that each has qualities which give it value, that they are equal. The eagle cannot hurt the shell of the turtle. This is a genuine object, carved in great detail. It would have been covered with gold leaf and the gold either removed before it was sold or it wore off, or a combination of both. It measures 8 1/2" tall. Please click on the image to see 2 closeups both of which show vestiges of the gold leaf that used to cover the entire piece.
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$175.00

Wood turtle fetish
photo of Wood turtle fetish item #375
Mali - Dogon

11" long. Please click on the image for another view of this authentic fetish figure.
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