BAGA PROTECTIVE SERPENTS

 

Baga
Snake 7

46" high
$900

 

Baga
Snake10

39" high
$900

 

Baga
Snake 9

56" high
$900

Baga
Snake11

49" high
$900

Baga
Snake13

47" high
$800
 

Baga
Snake15

46" high
$900

Baga
Snake16

65" high
$700

Baga
Snake17

66" high
$700
 

Baga
Snake19

78" high
$1000
 

The Baga snakes below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

Baga
Snake 3

49" high
SOLD

Baga
Snake 20

76"  high
SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

BAGA, PROTECTIVE SERPENTS 1, 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. Most versions, even the very large ones, were worn as headdresses.

In spite of their appearance, these serpent figures show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.

We recommmend Art of The Baga: A Drama of Cultural Reinvention by Frederick Lamp (Museum for African Art/Prestel).

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