DOGON SOLEIL 2, MALI

Photographs © Tim Hamill

DOGON
Soleil 2
2.75" diameter
$300
SOLD

This object has been vetted as authentic.

Known as "soleils" because of their resemblance to a stylized sun, the braided texture of these pendants reflects their lost-wax technique of fabrication. Actual wax has been braided in forming the wax model from which the pendants were cast.

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