Zemanek-Münster

Bracelet

Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
sold EUR 200
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Size
D: 8,5 cm
H: 6 cm
D: 3.3 inch
H: 2.4 inch

Description

Cu alloy with patina, decorated with two seated figures, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion;
the Gurunsi (especially Frafra) used the casting technique with Cu alloy (bronze) much earlier than the Lobi. Cu alloys are based on copper with aluminium, tin or silicium, often with allotment of iron, nickel and mangan.


Comparing literature

Glar, Wilfried, Afrikanische Reife, Teil 4: Der Grunshi-Kulturkreis, Bedburg 2009, p. 181

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