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5984 Lost Wax Cast brass ring, Akan people, Ghana. Size 69:Z

Posted by Ann Porteus on September 25, 2011 at 5:02am
5984 Lost Wax Cast brass ring, Akan people, Ghana. Size 69:Z
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Tags: Africa, amulets, brass, power, rings
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  • Marie-Ange March 14, 2012 at 5:22pm

    How beautiful, never saw a ring like this am only familiar with the wax beads.

  • Ann Porteus March 14, 2012 at 8:05pm
    There are many different traditional cast brass rings made in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali and surrounding countries. Once upon a time they like the beads were made using gold. This one is very large.
  • Marie-Ange March 14, 2012 at 8:14pm

    Yes the other traditional rings are more common, this just hit me as it is nice and large, saw it on your website!

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