Lot n° 31
Estimation :
1000 - 2000
EUR
BRACELET DEKOGGORO GAN, Burkina Faso
Copper... - Lot 31 - Crait + Müller
BRACELET DEKOGGORO GAN, Burkina Faso
Copper alloy;
D. 10 cm
"Dekoggoro bracelets are important fetishes designed to protect the fighter's arm during hand-to-hand combat. They can also foretell the death of a king depending on which side they appear on when unearthed." (In. La spirale du serpent, p. 57).
Through his loving passion and field research, Maine Durieu has made a major contribution to the recognition of the hitherto little-known metal arts of Gan territory. Her precious discoveries are both a major scientific contribution and the testimony of a life and a feminine soul turned towards Africa, and more specifically Burkina Faso.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Maine Durieu, Paris; former private collection, Paris
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Maine Durieu, Bronzes Gan - La spirale du serpent, Editions Sépia, Paris, 2005; Daniela Bagnolo, Les Gan du Burkina Faso - Reconstitution de l'histoire et de la symbolique d'une royauté méconnue, Fondation culturelle Musée Barbier-Mueller, Editions Hazan, Paris, 2010, pp. 64, 65.
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