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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4400492, member: 8267"]Might be Dogon, but I can't say for sure. The conical shape is described as "typical" on Dogon rings, sometimes with a single cone, sometimes with a pair.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT8pb9i3BBa0hY8OBCHGIQKZpe9ToZJ33NQCg&usqp=CAU" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://exquisiteafricanart.com/project/dogon-brass-ring/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://exquisiteafricanart.com/project/dogon-brass-ring/" rel="nofollow">https://exquisiteafricanart.com/project/dogon-brass-ring/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And turtles have symbolic significance in Dogon beliefs.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]372170[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://africandesertcrafts.com/shop6/other-african-creations/dogon/dogon-jewelry/dogon-ring-p129.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://africandesertcrafts.com/shop6/other-african-creations/dogon/dogon-jewelry/dogon-ring-p129.html" rel="nofollow">https://africandesertcrafts.com/shop6/other-african-creations/dogon/dogon-jewelry/dogon-ring-p129.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But I would not feel comfortable saying anything beyond that your ring is probably West African in origin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4400492, member: 8267"]Might be Dogon, but I can't say for sure. The conical shape is described as "typical" on Dogon rings, sometimes with a single cone, sometimes with a pair. [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT8pb9i3BBa0hY8OBCHGIQKZpe9ToZJ33NQCg&usqp=CAU[/IMG] [URL]https://exquisiteafricanart.com/project/dogon-brass-ring/[/URL] And turtles have symbolic significance in Dogon beliefs. [ATTACH=full]372170[/ATTACH] [URL]https://africandesertcrafts.com/shop6/other-african-creations/dogon/dogon-jewelry/dogon-ring-p129.html[/URL] But I would not feel comfortable saying anything beyond that your ring is probably West African in origin.[/QUOTE]
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