Gan bell Burkina Faso Bronze H. 26 cm Rare... - Lot 125 - Giquello

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Gan bell Burkina Faso Bronze H. 26 cm Rare... - Lot 125 - Giquello
Gan bell Burkina Faso Bronze H. 26 cm Rare bronze Gan bell of round and belly shape, opening in its lower half. The circumference is decorated with a frieze of abstract motifs, the centre being marked by three circles. Because of its size, taking into account the considerable amount of bronze needed to make it, and its ornamentation, it is an object of the highest importance. Remarkable patina of excavation. "These objects belong to the great spiritual leaders and, according to custom, were buried in secret and "sacred" places. They only came out of the ground to announce great news, the displacement of a king, his return to the village, his death or that of a member of the royal family, and participated in funerals. Once the ceremonies were over, these objects were buried again, returning to their secret hiding place until the next event" Durieu and Goy (2005, p. 81).
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