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Ritual Pots and Vessels
Bronze Pot - Ritual Box - Dogon / Mali
Ethnic group | Culture: Dogon
Region | Country: Mali, Africa
Period: 1st half 20th century
Dimensions: 44 x 17 x 13 cm
Weight: 2350 g
Material: African Bronze
Provenance: Africa
Value: 500€
Unique bronze piece made according to the ancestral method of lost wax. Beautiful old-fashioned patina. Dogon pots are offen used to store ointments and tobacco, but are also used by marabouts as oracle pots.
African Pot - Ritual Box - Dogon / Mali
Ethnic group | Culture: Dogon
Region | Country: Mali, Africa
Period: 1st half 20th century
Dimensions: 40 x 27 x 14 cm
Weight: 2350 g
Material: African Bronze
Provenance: Africa
Value: 400€
Unique bronze piece made according to the ancestral method of lost wax. Beautiful old-fashioned patina.
The crocodile is a recurring figure in Dogon mythology. It is linked to the ancestors. The Dogon Tribe honors Nature and the Crocodile which serves as their totem animal.
Ashanti Gold Dust Container (Kuduo) - Bronze - Ashanti
Ethnic group / Culture: Akan people, Asante, Ashanti
Region / Country: Ghana, Africa
Period: 18-19th century
Dimensions: 25 x 18 x 12 cm
Weight: 2000 g
Material: African bronze
Provenance: Africa
Value: 450€
Beautiful bronze vessel pot from Ghana. Nicely cast with figures of a tribal chief amongst tribe pupils, King and Royal Musicians. This interesting and rare piece has a worn patina and is a fine statement piece.
Gold dust pots which are also known as Kuduo were once used by the people of Ghana in which to store their valuable possessions such as gold dust.
Each one is individually made using the lost wax method and is unique as the mould is damaged in the process of making the item.