Bracelet

Lobi · Burkina Faso

Reference: PYB-22

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Height
8 cm
Material
Bronze

Heavy bronze bracelet. These bracelets were offered to the new one and thus became part of the family heritage. Later they could be transmitted as inheritance…

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Full original description

Heavy bronze bracelet. These bracelets were offered to the new one and thus became part of the family heritage. Later they could be transmitted as inheritance along the bloodline. They could also serve as a currency for major commercial transactions, such as the vast majority of African bracelets and bracelets.

Further technical information
Width
8 cm
Attributed period
Century XIX

Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.

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Burkina Faso. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.

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