Baule Wood Slingshot, Ivory Coast, Based

Green horns, red eyes, and a twisted black stem like a strange little totem.

This wooden slingshot on a base is Baule, and dates to the 20th century. It is ivory coast, west africa. Mounting an object on a base lets it stand upright, so its profile and carved details can be seen from every side. Tall form with a green painted fork, a stylized face with red slit eyes in the center, and a spiral-twisted black shaft below. The paint is thin and scuffed in places. It stands on a flat black stand. It is 3 inches wide, 2.5 deep and 7.5 high.

Colorful, spooky and completely sure of itself.