Early 20th century. Bronze grams 418,8 (14.77 oz.). Cm. 7,5 high x cm. 9,0 width (2.95" x 3.54"); inner diameter cm. 5,4 (2.12"). Bracelet beaten from a solid brass bar of the type once fashionable among Igbo women. The Igbo people are an ethnic group of southern Nigeria directly indigenous to East and...
Early to mid 20th century. Bronze. Cm. 8,5 high x cm. 9,7 width (3.34" x 3.81"). Gr. 499,7 (17.62 oz.). Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe , a primarily Muslim people scattered throughout many parts of West Africa, from Lake Chad, in the east, to the Atlantic coast. They are...
The piece is cm. 9,5 width x cm. 11,5 high x cm. 7,2 depth (3.74″ x 4.52″ x 2.83"). Gr. 624,5 (22.02 oz.). Currency in the shape of an open bracelet with 2 grooves in the outer side. Widespread among the Mongo groups with various models and sizes. In...
Early to mid 20th century. Bronze. Cm. 7,2 high x cm. 9,0 width (2.83" x 3.54"). Gr. 606,2 (21.38 oz.). The Djerma live in the arid lands of the Sahel. Many live in the Niger River valley and exploit the river for irrigation. They grow millet, sorghum, rice, corn (maize), and tobacco and...
Early to mid 20th century. Iron. Cm. 22,0 width x cm. 30,5 high; gr. 505,0. A wrought iron corde bar with the ends raised in fan-shape. A typical woman's ornament used in northern Cameroon and in Chad. For a similar example see "The Perfect Form", by Roberto Ballarini, page 179.
The piece is 12,5 width x 12,0 high (4.92″ x 4.72″). Gr. 577,1 (20.35 oz.). Ornamental currency-anklet used by both the Mbole men and women. This copper ring, spherical and lightly flattened, had a notable circulationamong the ethnic groups of central Congo. The Jonga groups used it for matrimonial transactions. For similar examples and more...
20th century. Copper. Cm. 7,5 high (2.95”) x cm. 9,3 width (3.66"). Gr. 271,0 (9.55 oz.). Used especially as dowry money, it was worn by the women during ritual dances and lay festivities. The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western Sahara and the north-central Sahel. They are probably descended from the...
The piece is cm. 41,5 high x cm. 23,3 width (8.22″ x 6.41″). Kg. 1,1 (2.42 lb.). These enigmatic U-shaped currencies, made of a ca. 1 cm. section copper rod and each end beaten into a thin disk, were made by Nkushu smiths who bartered them in exchange for copper minerals from Basongo Meno. These currencies are...
The piece is 9,6 width x 21,0 high (8.22″ x 6.41″). Gr. 257,6 (19.92 oz.). On the occasion of the dances for the harvest, these unusual objects were tied in most exemplary hanging from a belt worn by women. After a day of celebration and libations, these belts were intended of keep...
Bronze bar, lost wax fusion, curved disc-shaped ends. The piece is 17,5 width x 10,0 high (6.88″ x 3.93″). Gr. 834,9 (29.45 oz.). The original name, Ouganda, derives from Jonga group, famous for its smiths. The Jonga, living in the upper course of the River Tshuapa, considered bronze a prestigius metal...
