A fragmentary Lobi Bronze chameleon ring, Burkina Faso, brass, lost wax, beautifully crafted, portrays this small animal who is to adapt to its surroundings, a symbol of wisdom; oxidation.

"The Lobi people number 250,000 and live across Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast and Ghana. They revere spirits known as Thil. Shrines are built to these spirits under the instruction of a sorcerer and placed either on the roof or inside the home and are filled with objects such as vessels, abstract iron figures, and stone and wood figures known as Bateba, which are believed to embody the Thil spirits.”

Source: Baquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc. 1998. Print.

sold

Height: 3,5 cm
Weight: 10 g