BRACELET DEKOGGORO GAN, Burkina Faso - Lot 233

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BRACELET DEKOGGORO GAN, Burkina Faso - Lot 233
BRACELET DEKOGGORO GAN, Burkina Faso Copper alloy. D. 8,5 H. 10 cm Arm bracelet representing a snake with an undulating body, the head of the animal with protruding eyes figured laterally. Exceptional quality of cast iron with old patina. The dekoggoro bracelets are important fetishes intended to protect the arm of the fighter during hand-to-hand combat. (...) The importance of their size and the majesty of these objects suggest that they belong to the court objects or regalia. These objects served to glorify the king's position. (In Bronzes Gan - La spirale du serpent, p. 57)
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