Ceremonial Bell - Probably Dogon Culture, Mali - First Half Of The 20th Century

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Ceremonial Bell - Probably Dogon Culture, Mali - First Half Of The 20th Century

Conical CEREMONIAL BELL with three riders on the lower edge and a seated man wearing a headdress incised with concentric circles.
The entire skirt of the instrument has suspension rings to which long bells are attached.
Two of these bells are placed on the legs of the anthropomorphic figure.
Probably Dogon culture, Mali
First half of the 20th century
Copper alloy
H. 19 cm, diameter 14.8 cm

N° 608 from the exhibition ‘BRONZES, MINIATURES MONUMENTALES’, second part

960 €