"Amulet Ring - Dogon Culture, Mali - 19th Century"
AMULET RING with a circular bezel surmounted by two cones referring to the roofs of millet granaries, to the teats of goats or even for its symbol of fertility: the female breast.Dogon culture, Mali; nineteenth century
Brass; H.: 4.5; Diam. : 2.5cm
Bibliography: A similar example is reproduced in the work West Africa Bronzes and other alloys by André Blandin, p.37, fig.2.
No. 143 of the exhibition-sale “Bronzes, monumental miniatures”.
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