Vintage African Life Copper Five-Panel Bracelet by Joe Calafato
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This beautiful and lightweight, copper bracelet by world-renowned, South African jewelry artist, Joe Calafato. Calafato’s African iconography and his aesthetic appreciation of African expressions of nurturance, protection, and culturally traditional, African beauty is evident in this bracelet. Calafato designs have an endearing quality of compositions of African life. Each 3-D scene is encapsulated in round form on each of the hinge-linked panels. The five panels contain five different scenes. The first panel is of two African children sampling the food in the cooking pot. The second panel is of an African mother wearing a traditional headdress, beads, and adornments, carrying her sleeping, infant child on her back. The third panel is of a playful baby sampling the last delectable morsels in his bowl. The fourth panel is of a man rhythmically passing the time while playing his African drum. The fifth panel is of an African family of three, enjoying spending their time together, beneath the marula tree.
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This bracelet is polished to a very shiny copper and is hallmarked, not with one of Calafato’s more well-known maker’s marks, but is instead, hallmarked with his signature all-caps, arial font, COPPER. The timeless design of this bracelet has an enduring sentiment for one with a discerning eye for African beauty and art. It is a must-have for anyone who fully appreciates cohesive art and beauty.
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- Signed Hallmark: COPPER (in a Joe Calafato, all-caps, arial font)
- Metal: Copper
- Finish: Shiny Copper
- Condition: Excellent vintage
- Weight: 38.2g
- Clasp: Toggle clasp
- Measurements: 8”L x 1 3/8”W
- Gift box and wrapping may vary.
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