Details

Title

Snake

Artist/Maker

Lobi Artist, Burkina Faso

Date

Late nineteenth to early twentieth century

Medium

Iron

Dimensions

10.75 inches

Credit

Gift of Maureen and Harold Zarember

Accession #

2003.128

On View

Currently not on view

This Lobi iron snake, with its minimalist yet dynamic aesthetic, was created for an altar to invoke the protective spirit of a mythical snake.

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