Re: A thread to just drop into with some news or photos or whatever !!
Originally Posted by Lord Sorril
I usually don't pay attention to 'primitive' style art, but this one caught my attention.
It is a snake sculpture from the Baga people located on the coast of West Africa.
The information card attached to the piece was pretty generic and unhelpful.
I did some quick research on this piece and it would likely have been swung around wildly by dancers during rituals relating to drought and fertility.
I like it. And I'm sure that's something you'd find useful- for drought if not fertility. And dancing to stay in shape, what could go wrong?
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