Antique Bronze Cast Bracelet – Mali

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Antique Ring Djenne - Mali

Antique Bronze Bracelet - Mali

This Djenne bracelet made of bronze and terracotta dates as early as the 11th or 12th century. This type of bracelets such as this were highly prized in Western Africa from 1600-1900, and utilized not only as jewelry and Currency Trade Money, but also as portable wealth.

Made of 100% Brass / Bronze

Model is W 12– H 9 and weight 0.2 kg.

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SKU: AA-MIS1496 Category: Bronzes Tags: Bronze, Djenne, Dogon, Jewelry

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This Djenne bracelet made of bronze and terracotta dates as early as the 11th or 12th century. This beauty looks like It was hand-cast crafted in alloy of brass/bronze in the lost-wax process, and dugged from the ground, thus retaining its archeological patina. This type of bracelets such as this were highly prized in Western Africa from 1600-1900, and utilized not only as jewelry and Currency Trade Money, but also as portable wealth.

Bronze casting has a long history in Africa, going back to the 14th or 15th century, and culminating in the beautiful bronze wall plaques in Benin that record the images of the warriors that fought in the service of the Oba, King of Benin. Many of the wonderful Dogon bronze pieces have various meanings for the individuals who owned them. They would have been taken into the “society house” (similar to a meeting place, church, shrine) and used for various rituals including those ceremonies conducted by a “healer”, or for funerary events.

The Dogon an ethnic group are mainly located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza in Mali, West Africa. The precise origins of the Dogon people, like those of many other ancient cultures, are not yet determined. Their civilization emerged, in much the same way as ancient Egypt. Around 1490 AD the Dogon people migrated to the Bandiagara cliffs of central Mali. There are approximately 700 Dogon villages, with an average of 400 inhabitants. The tribe’s folk call themselves ‘Dogon’ or ‘Dogom’, but in the older literature they are most often called ‘Habe’, a Fulbe meaning ‘stranger’.

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Weight	0.2 kg
Dimensions	12 × 9 cm
Material	Bronze, Wood, Ceramic, Terracotta, Woven rattan, Leather

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