Lit.: Blandin: Bronzes et autres Alliages; pg. 71

Michèle Dacher: Génies, ancêtres, voisins. Quelques aspects de la relation à la terre chez les Ciranba du Burkina-Faso

 It is very likely a ceremonial object from south-west Burkina-Faso, where many small ethnic groups are settled. For example the Ciranba, also called Goin or Gouin, possibly used by the "lord of the knife", the "Jigantienjo", who had an important function in these societies.