Description:
Baule Baoule 3 BELL Antique Bronze Anklet SET
Old African Currency Tribal Jewelry Cote d'Ivoire
18th C. Original Matched Set of Baule Akan Antique Bronze Bell Anklets
Old African Currency Bracelet Pair Traditional Primitive Money Cote d'Ivoire
Collected from the: Baule Baoule peoples of the Cote d'Ivoire region of West Africa
Material: Bronze, old lost wax casting of copper/tin alloy
Period: 18th century
Dimensions: 6" outer diameter, 2.5" width, 1.5" thick at center bell; combined weight is 2.40 pounds
Condition: Exceptional - no damage or repair, exquisite signs of age and wear from extensive tribal use. Held in private collection, the condition of this pair remains unchanged from the time of their original 1940's field acquisition. Blandin indicates that objects of this form were likely very early trade items cast in Europe from molds created from earlier indigenous sets found among the Akan and early Baule/Akan. All bells retain their original iron rattle pebbles and continue to produce a delightful tinkling sound. Minute, intricate designs are brought to life by a heavy encrustation that suggests lengthy burial and sacrificial libations - a truly spectacular set !
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