Bracelet Currency

Kirdi · Cameroon

Reference: PYB-34

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Material
Bronze

Closed bracelet, used in addition to as a feminine ornament as a barter coin. These bracelets were incorporated into dowry and family heritage. Heavy bracelet, decorated…

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Closed bracelet, used in addition to as a feminine ornament as a barter coin. These bracelets were incorporated into dowry and family heritage. Heavy bracelet, decorated with spiral circles in the central area and in the rest a whole series of overlapping lines with different geometric drawings. Side highlights. Dark patina inside and greenish on the outside.

Further technical information
Attributed period
First third of the century XX

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

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

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