Mossi Bronze Horse Harness

Description

Mossi bronze horse harness adornment.
Dignitaries lavishly adorn their horses during important ceremonies.
Elaborate leatherwork, impressive stirrups and harnesses are all objects of prestige and social status.
Fine workmanship with rich usage patina.
Early to mid 20th century, lost wax.
Collected in Burkina Faso.

Length: 24 cm (9 1/2″)
Diameter of disks:  6,3 cm (2 1/2″)
Weight: 255 grams (8,8 oz)

Reference: Afrique de l’Ouest – Bronzes et autres alliages, nouvelle edition remaniée et limitée, André Blandin (2000), p. 25