Description

An old Dogon bronze currency bangle.
This type of bangle, more commonly found in the past in the plain of Senou, but today has become extremely scarce and virtually impossible to find.
Cast using the old technique of lost wax.
Please see a similar example in André Blandin’s: Bronzes et autres alliages (2009) p.15
Rich patina, traces of “vert-de-gris”, early to mid 20th century – Collected in the Dogon Cliffs, Mali.

Inner diameter: 4,8 cm (2″)
Width: 2,5 cm (1 inch) 
Weight: 250 grams (8.8 oz)