Vintage Baule Hand-Carved Slingshot: Ivory Coast West Africa

Vintage Baule Hand-Carved Slingshot: Ivory Coast West AfricaThis is a stunning hand carved slingshot made by the Baule people from the Ivory Coast, West Africa. The piece is in excellent condition as shown, and will make an excellent display piece! These slingshots were hand carved by the Baule people, known for their elaborate wood carving skills, and often feature intricately carved figures, sometimes representing deities or spirits believed to hold talismanic powers. While primarily used by young boys for

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This antique Phoenician Glass ring bears a 6-sided white glass center-stone adorned with a black & light-blue design and encased in a gold-gilt metal band

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This ancient artifact has been attested as authentic to the Roman Empire (c

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The woman is nude and leaning slightly on one hip

10" H x 7" W x 4" D