African Bronze Crodocodile Ceremonial Medicinal Vessel - Mali (Dogon) Lost Wax Process

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Vintage hand-cast bronze lidded vessel from Mali, sculpted by the Dogon people via the "lost-was" process in the form of … Read more Vintage hand-cast bronze lidded vessel from Mali, sculpted by the Dogon people via the "lost-was" process in the form of a crocodile base and two classic seated ancestor "thinker" figures flanking a central handle. The entire piece features an interest piquing aged green verdigris patina, making it fabulous conversation piece in any room that it's displayed.

The "lost-wax" process is a 5,000-to-6,000-year-old technique used to replicate an original sculpture or design into a durable metal object like bronze, gold, silver, or brass.

The Dogon people are an indigenous ethnic group living in the rocky cliffs and plateaus of central and eastern Mali, around the Bandiagara Escarpment. See less