Two Gan bells Burkina Faso Bronze H. 25 and... - Lot 154 - Giquello

Lot 154
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Two Gan bells Burkina Faso Bronze H. 25 and... - Lot 154 - Giquello
Two Gan bells Burkina Faso Bronze H. 25 and 26 cm Two Gan bells in bronze of round and belly shape, opening in their lower half. Although worn by time, their perimeter reveals a frieze with abstract motifs. "These large bells, vestiges of a vanished civilization, incite us to meditate on the past. They represent an important symbol for the Gan people, as they act as a mediator between the supernatural world and the world of the living. Their form is of great simplicity and, at the same time, their conception must show an extraordinary invention of a work of reflection and mastery on the material as well as a preoccupation to create power, magic through the idea of the circle; a combination of the formal element linked to a sacred theme" (Durieu M., 2005).
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