Ring

before 1975 Diameter: 6.4 x 1.7 cm (2 1/2 x 11/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.1008

This ring may have belonged to a Hogon, the highest religious dignitary in a Dogon community, who wore it among the many insignia of his status. The horse is a kind of moving throne, indicating the physical and symbolic power of its rider, who is placed physically in space abo...

Artifact

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1975.1008
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