Photographs © Tim Hamill
BAGA
PROTECTIVE SERPENT 52
76" high
$1600
SOLD
BAGA, PROTECTIVE SERPENT, Guinea.
The serpent, Kakilambe, is a protective spirit that presides over young men's initiation camps. It appears in the village on ritual days and to announce the return of the boys as men. Some versions are also worn as headdresses.
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