Chameleon talisman pendant. - LORHON/GAN/LOBI - Burkina Faso (No Reserve Price)

The Lorhon are the blacksmiths who make most of the bronze objects for the surrounding peoples.
The chameleon is a sacred animal among the Gan, as it is for their neighbors, the Lobi and Birifor.
In their mythology, it is one of the first animals to appear during creation.
This pendant is a protective talisman worn by adult, initiated men.
It depicts two chameleon-like figures with a central head.

Let's note the magnificent work of the blacksmiths who cast this piece in bronze using the lost-wax technique.

Brown patina of use.

Height 7 cm x width 6 cm x depth 0.9 cm at the attachment ring level. Weight 38 g.

Shipped via a recommended Colissimo.