These two small pendants , between 3 and 4 cm., bronze belong to the ethnic Dogon of Mali. I am very likely (Nesmith, 1979 and Blandin, 1988) simple ornaments, worn by women and children.
come from the German collector and expert Wilfried Glar.
Bibliography:
1) Dogon Bronzes
H. Fischer Nesmith - in African Arts, February 1979
2) Bronzes et autres Alliages. Afrique de l'Ouest
Andre Blandin - Marignane (FR), 1988
3) materialisierte Die Kultur der der Ethnien Volta-Region
Wilfried Glar - Glare, Bedburg, 2006
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