Wood, metal, leather length 12 1/2in (31.7cm) PROVENANCE Private Collection, Monrovia, Liberia, prior to 1975 Eric Robertson Collection, New York Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above by the present owner in 1999 Although originally collected in Guinea, West Africa, this pistol is similar to others produced by Bamana or Dogon smiths based in Mali; carved from wood and forged by blacksmiths with imported iron barrel and wrapped with cow leather, the handle is accentuated with a phallic symbol decorated with a brass ring.
Wood, metal, leather length 12 1/2in (31.7cm) PROVENANCE Private Collection, Monrovia, Liberia, prior to 1975 Eric Robertson Collection, New York Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above by the present owner in 1999 Although originally collected in Guinea, West Africa, this pistol is similar to others produced by Bamana or Dogon smiths based in Mali; carved from wood and forged by blacksmiths with imported iron barrel and wrapped with cow leather, the handle is accentuated with a phallic symbol decorated with a brass ring.
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