A beautiful old Nyi-kar-yi ring (known as "rings of silence"), the insignia of healers used to initiate young men into the lô society. This remarkable ring is distinguished by the superb size of the buffalo head surmounted by a bird and the elegance of its construction, making it one of the most emblematic of the corpus. Sénoufo, Ivory Coast Copper, old oxidation, old and beautiful patina. H. 9 cm Provenance : Roger Lefèvre, Brussels Marc Blanpain Collection, Brussels