Photographs © Tim Hamill
DOGON STYLE Helmet 14 (Bronze Crown 23) 7,75" height x 7.5" wide, $600, SOLD
In traditional Africa, helmets were used not only as protection, but
also to show status or rank. They can be carved from wood, cast in bronze
or woven and embellished with horns, symbolic forms, cloth, cowries, metal
strips and beads. This crown-like helmet is cast in bronze. It is darker
than these photos indicate.
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