Currency Bracelet
Ashanti · Ghana
Reference: MND-28
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- Material
- Bronze
Heavy bronze coin bracelet for its size. Pieces used as barter coins and as a feminine ornament. They also became part of the dowry. Decorated with…
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Full original description
Heavy bronze coin bracelet for its size. Pieces used as barter coins and as a feminine ornament. They also became part of the dowry. Decorated with rows of spike-shaped drawings. A circle in the center that by use has lost its relief. Dark patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Ghana. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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