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Fon Bracelet (N° 24969)

Prestigious ornaments of African art


This silver Fon bracelet was worn on the arm by the village chief. It is indeed etymologically the meaning of the name "abagan", "aba" meaning arm and "gan" chief.

This bracelet is made up of chains connecting a decorative subject, a rectangular volume surmounted by a cutout forming a bat.

The Fon people live in a region of the Republic of Benin called the Kingdom of Dahomay. According to legend, a princess of Yoruba origin created this kingdom before the 17th century.  

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OriginEx-collection française
EthnyFon
CountryBénin
Material(s)metal argenté
Height cm5
Width14 cm
Weight0.04 Kg
Estimated datingmid-xx°

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