Wholesale Dogon Gao Man

Country: Mali (Dogon) Material: Bronze alloy Measures: Height 150 cm ____ The figures of the Dogon men and women inspired the Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901 - 1966). The Dogon are especially known for their religious traditions, their masked dances, their wooden sculpture and their architecture If there is one technique that can characterize the work of metals and especially of bronze, it is that of lost wax. This method of manufacturing small, and not so small, bronze sculptures has been practiced almost all over Africa, mainly in coastal areas because it is easier to obtain raw materials.