Benin Bronze Bangle 107A Horizontal Form as a natural deodorant or

as a natural deodorant or clearing skin as a mask and exfoliator

or hung as wall art

South Africa

and after several years working in commercial photography returned his focus to his fine art roots

5 Width (cm) 16

Benin Bronze Bangle 107A Horizontal Form as a natural deodorant orA Benin bronze bangle, cast by the traditional lost wax method used across West Africa a wax model is encased in clay, then heated so the wax melts away and molten bronze is poured into the resulting mould, leaving a unique piece once the clay is chipped away. Bangles like this historically served as a form of currency and status symbol, their value held in both the metal itself and the intricacy of the ornamentation, and were traditionally forged