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Animist
Fine Lobi Amulet – Chameleon – Burkina Faso
45,00€20th century. Bronze. Cm. 8,0 high x cm. 4,5 width (3.15″ x 1.77″); Gr. 37,5 (1.32 oz.).
Due to its physically mutating nature and adaptability, the Chameleon is a symbol of…
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Other Talismans
Old Berber Amulet – “Gates of Paradise” – South Morocco
Mid 20th century. Tribal metal. Gr. 24,4 (0.86 oz.); cm. 5,0 high x cm. 5,0 width (1.97″ x 1.97″).
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously…
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Animist, Other Objects
Old Wooden Ritual Phallus – LEGBA – Fon Tribe – Benin
Cm. 31,5 high; cm. 33,5 on the custum stand (12.40″ – 13.19″).
These ritual phallus were placed in the ground to stimulate the growth of crops. Visible signs of use and…
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Other Talismans
Ancient Roman Phallus Amulet – Fascinus – III-V century A.D. – From Viminacium
Precious antique material grams 6.9 (0.24 oz.); cm. 4.4 high (1.73 “).
In ancient Roman religion and magic, the Fascinus or Fascinum was the embodiment of the divine phallus. The word…
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Animist, Rings
Beautiful Bobo Ring – Burkina Faso
20th century. Bronze. Cm. 6,5 high (2.56″); Gr. 40,6 (1.43 oz.). Inner diameter cm. 2,1 (0.83″). US size 8.50.
The Bobo are a Mande ethnic group living primarily in Burkina Faso,…
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Boghdad CrossesExtra Fine Berber Cross – BOGHDAD – South Morocco
135,00€Silvers grams 33,6 (1.19 oz.); cm. 6,5 high x cm. 5,8 width (2.56″ x 2.28″).
Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic…
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AnimistAshanti Head Amulet – Ancestor – Ivory Coast / Cote d’Ivorie
49,95€Cm. 5,3 high x cm. 3,8 width (2.09″ x 1.50″); Gr. 28,5 (1.01 oz.). Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece.
Ashanti, also known…
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Animist, Necklaces
Large Fine Gan Amulet – Snake – Burkina Faso
20th century. Bronze, leather. The amulet is cm. 14,0 high x cm. 8,1 width (5.51″ x 3.19″). Gr. 208,0 (7.34 oz.).
Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object…
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Other Talismans
Tuareg Talisman – Bella Amulet on Leather Gris-Gris – Niger
99,95€Leather Gris-Gris, metal Bella amulet. Cm. 6,7 x cm. 5,3 (2.64″ x 2.09″). Grams 29,3 (1.03″).
Bella live Niger and Mali but are of Sudanese origin in Africa. The Bella tribe…
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Animist, Other Objects
Beautiful Gan Bronze Ritual Stick – Burkina Faso
Bronze, lost wax casting. Cm. 92.0 high (36.22 ″); 1324 g (46.70 oz.).
For more information and similar examples:
– “Bronzes gan – la spiral du serpent”, by Bertrand Goy and Maine…
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Other TalismansOld Tuareg Bella Amulet – Niger
110,00€Metal on leather grams 22,1 (0.78 oz.); cm. 12,5 high x cm. 5,3 width (4.92″ x 2.09″) .
Bella live Niger and Mali but are of Sudanese origin in Africa. The…
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Animist, Rings
Beautiful Dogon Ring – Knights – Mali
119,95€Bronze. Cm. 5,6 high (2.20″); Gr. 36,4 (1.28 oz.).
Metal works like this is molded in bronze by ‘the lost wax method’, also called ‘cire-perdue’. This kind of metal molding is…
