zeldzame Senufo ring gecko antiek brons 21mm Yawiige Africa

zeldzame antieke bronzen ring met afbeelding van een Gecko. herkomst vermoedelijk Ivoorkust of Burkina Faso, Afrika. betekenisvol in de Afrikaanse cultuur voor spirituele bescherming. binnendiameter 21mm.
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Across West Africa, individuals visit diviners when they are ill or have other concerns. Diviners establish contact with spiritual intermediaries during private consultations in order to discern causes of their clients' problems. The practitioners recommend measures to resolve the problem. They sometimes prescribe yawiige, a Senufo term that means "something that follows you." Yawiige refers to pendants, bracelets, anklets, and rings that diviners advise their clients to acquire from local artists. The ornaments redress conflicts uncovered through divination and offer their owners protection from harm. Given each client's uniqueness and the personal nature of divination, an ornament's form does not reveal the reasons for which it was prescribed or worn. Chameleons appear frequently in Senufo arts and are considered a primordial animal. Chameleon images often grace yawiige rings, as seen on this example.

19th/mid–20th century
Artist: Senufo
Côte d’Ivoire or Burkina Faso
Northern Africa and the Sahel
About this artwork Small cast copper-alloy ornaments are made across West Africa within the arc of the great Niger River. Brass or bronze casting has powerful associations with the supernatural because, like ironworking, it is a highly specialized process that uses fire to transform a raw material into a form that is useful and meaningful to humans. For the Senufo, copper-alloy ornaments are pleasing to the eye and offer protection by representing and honoring nature spirits.