240863 - Nice African Dogon Bronze Snake Bracelet - Mali.

Mali: African Dogon Bronze snake Bracelet.
Size: 11 cm high and 10 cm wide.
The image of snakes is the central theme in Dogon metal art. To a lesser extent, we also find the turtle, the caiman, the chameleon and the panther.
As protectors of family and cultures, snakes are ambivalent: they represent day, light, good and transparency, but also symbolize the forces of darkness, evil and witchcraft.
The number of heads assigned to each object is proportional to the extent of its power, with each head representing a particular field of that power.
Spirals are symbols of eternity and are said to be a sign of belonging to the royal family.
All these objects, which apparently belonged to people of high descent, were kept in sanctuaries or buried