Dogon Amulet – Ancestor – Mali
Mid 20th Century. Cm. 9,5 high x 8,3 width (3.74" x 3.26"). Gr. 169,3 (5.97 oz.). Metal works like this Dogon amulet is molded in bronze by ‘the lost wax method’, also called ‘cire-perdue’. This kind of metal molding is made with a wax model and a mold made from a heat proof material,...