Manilla · Mali, Dogon · ID: 3034715
Vendu
450 €
Provenance
Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, GermanyDescription
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