Photographs © Tim Hamill
BAGA, PROTECTIVE SERPENT 58, 82", $700, 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.
NOTE: Three serpents, Numbers 58-60, are very flat (see side views) and are wired to hang on a wall.
Prices do not include packaging and shipping. The largest are most difficult to ship, in some cases they would need trucking.
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