Benin Bronze Bangle 107A Room Spray passport masks are carved small

passport masks are carved small enough to fit in the palm of one's hand — easily carried

Size: 156cm H × 53cm W (backrest)

Malaki collects discarded wire which is used to form the structure of the cow

some mirrors will have minor natural imperfections

The wonderful thing about these plants is that they close their little shamrock leaves at night and re-open again when the Sun comes up

Benin Bronze Bangle 107A Room Spray passport masks are carved smallA 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