This Dogon pendant is representing a solar symbol and its radiance. Worn with a leather link, it was the privilege of the ginna chief (house of the lineage), and sometimes by certain aged persons. The pendant enclosed the spiritual and protective strength of the lineage, it is not just an ornament, but reveals the cultural identity.
17^th / 19^th century.

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