item #534

from: Ivory Coast

tribe: Baule

material: Wood

price: $900.00

11" long (28 cm) These very old and very intricately carved wooden slippers would have been used by Baule royalty and would have been covered with gold leaf, at least the front part covering the toes. They are the full size of a foot, having actually been worn on ceremonial occasions. Please click on the image for another view of these very unusual objects. These are the only ones I have ever seen.

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