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To Shine
African Gold
Seen throughout the continent, arts in gold can adorn or distinguish. Gold can embellish wooden sculpture or carry economic value -- either in currency as coin or in trade as jewelry. Fashioned into an amulet, gold can embody spiritual devotion or act as the mouthpiece for authoritative communication.
The golden arts of Senegal are less well-known than the famed goldwork of the neighboring nations of Mali, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire. And yet, Senegal too is a burgeoning locale for both historic and contemporary fashion, and its gold jewelry serves as a lens into the unique, lived experience of a fast-paced, cosmopolitan West African experience and identity. |