Manilla ·  Mali, Dogon · ID: 3034715

Description

bronze, heavy massive ring, globular bellied, decorated with a pattern of horizontal plaits in relief, floral motif in the centre, old age patina;
embellished with wax-cord-pattern, a very old form of ornament, which can be found with many ethnical groups of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.

Littérature comparée

Bartolomucci, Adolfo, African Currency, Mailand 2012, p. 20