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#4932 Old Gan Bronze Bracelet Trade Currency /Gold Weight W/crocodile Burkina Faso
#4932 Old Gan Bronze Bracelet Trade Currency /Gold Weight W/crocodile Burkina Faso
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A Rare African Old Gan Bronze Bracelet ,Trade Currency /Gold Weight ,With crocodile
Burkina Faso
4" w BY 2" 3/4 h
the inside is 2.75" W
It has supernatural powers. This is a ritual object of the "sindi simba" (plural supernatural entities) a Ken Moro hero and considered a powerful amulet amongst the Gan.
This bronze bracelet was made by using the old technique of lost wax casting or (cire perdue).
The figure or wax model that is hand shaped is surrounded by a coating of clay, it is then heated and hardened which liquefies the wax and creates a cavity or mold when the wax is drained out. When the bottom of the mold is sealed the molten bronze is then poured into the cavity of the mold leaving the metal figure. which is a one of a kind and original because the clay mold is destroyed after each casting.
