Description
Lobi bracelet with double spirals.
The copper alloy bracelet has a double spirals motifs adorning its entire surface.
According to Karl-Heinz Krieg, “in the Volta area, double spirals motifs are symbols for the chameleons and therefore have a sacred character.”
Rich patina with traces of vert-de-gris.
Collected in Burkina Faso.
Reference: Africanische Reife, Teil 3: Der Lobi-Kulturkreis, by Wilfried Glar, p. 58