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5981 Lost Wax Cast brass ring, Dogon people, Mali Size 61:T

Posted by Ann Porteus on September 25, 2011 at 2:14am

5981 Lost Wax Cast brass ring, Dogon people, Mali Size 61:T

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Eva Baby September 25, 2011 at 9:19am

somehow sweet, the rider on the horse. I have a pendant with this motive, but not a ring. The Dogon make also fine statues with rider and horse.
Ann Porteus September 26, 2011 at 1:24am

Horses are expensive and difficult to care for in the Sahel so usually the carvings and cast pieces are a symbol of authority and wealth particularly among the Dogon, Senufo and other people of the region.

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