Description

Lobi amulet bracelet featuring a chameleon with spiral motifs.
The chameleon is valued for its intelligence, ability to camouflage, and all-round vision, qualities associated with awareness and protection.
The scale-like decoration may also evoke the serpent, a powerful protective symbol in many West African traditions.
Cast by the lost-wax process in copper alloy, the bracelet displays an encrusted patina acquired through age and use.
Due to its small size, the bracelet may have been worn by a child.
Lobi ethnic group, Burkina Faso.
Collected in Burkina Faso.

Widest inner diameter: 5.2 cm
Narrowest inner diameter: 4.3 cm
Width of opening: 1 cm
Weight: 70.2 g