BAGA ALTAR HEAD, A-TSHOL Guinea 46.5 cm. high Provenienz Han Coray, Zurich Paolo Morigi, Lugano Inventory nr. HC 13? The altar head, Tshol, was the most sacred and revered of all the items of regalia cared for by the Baga clan elder. A-Tshol were displayed in the sacred clan house and were used as an “agent of transformation” according to Fred Lamp (Art of the Baga, New York, 1996, p.87-91) helping to combat sorcery, to protect the clan, and to give any kind of support needed by the clan in general or clan members in particular.
BAGA ALTAR HEAD, A-TSHOL Guinea 46.5 cm. high Provenienz Han Coray, Zurich Paolo Morigi, Lugano Inventory nr. HC 13? The altar head, Tshol, was the most sacred and revered of all the items of regalia cared for by the Baga clan elder. A-Tshol were displayed in the sacred clan house and were used as an “agent of transformation” according to Fred Lamp (Art of the Baga, New York, 1996, p.87-91) helping to combat sorcery, to protect the clan, and to give any kind of support needed by the clan in general or clan members in particular.
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