Outstanding Massive Old Bracelet – African Currency – West Africa
Early 20th century. Copper and brass. Grams 599,8 (21.16 oz.). Outer diameter cm. 8,5 (3.74″); inner diameter cm. 5,6 (2.20″). m19
Massive Djerma King Manilla – African Currency – West Africa
Early to mid 20th century. Copper grams 2.512,0. Cm. 13,0 width; inner diameter cm. 7,5 depth. Manillas are a form of money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. They were produced in large numbers in a wide range of designs, sizes, and weights. Originating...
Old Bracelet – Lobi Tribe – African Currency – Burkina Faso
Early 20th century. Bronze, lost-wax casting. Grams 188,1 (6.64 oz.). Cm. 5,3 high x 5,8 width (2.09″ x 2.28"); inner diameter cm. 5,0 (1.97″). The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. Starting around 1770 many of the Lobi migrated into southern Burkina Faso and later...
Old African Currency – KIRDI – Nigeria / Northen Cameroon
Early 20th century. Cm. 58,5 high x 9,5 width (23.03 x 3.74 Inches); gr. 490,0 (17.28 oz.). Rectangular-section iron bar worked into strips. Forged into the shape of an axe with big iron tips heat-soldered radially into the curved part and with the points rolled into spirals. For similar examples and...
Old Massive Torque Necklace – TEKE Tribe – DR Congo
Brass. Mid 20th century. Cm. 25,7 high x 22,8 width (10.11 x 8.97 Inches); grams 2.368,0 (83.52 oz.). The Teke people are a Bantu Central African ethnic group. The name of the tribe shows what the occupation of the tribe was: trading. The word teke means 'to buy'. The economy...
Old Massive Anklet – African Currency – Tuareg, Mali / Niger
Bronze. Early to mid 20th century. Cm. 10,5 high x 13,0 width (4.13 x 5.12 Inches); grams 1.107,0 (39.5 oz.). Heavy anklet, U-shaped body and massive terminals faceted with tipical geometric motifs. Much used by Tuareg tribes of Mali and Niger. Every anklet could be worn; price was established on...
Old African Currency – MUMUYE / CHAMBA – Northen Cameroon
Iron. 19th century. Cm. 29,0 high x 22,0 width (11.42 x 8.66 Inches); gr. 1.128,0 (39.79 oz.). Chamba Tribe The Chamba people have their own particular religious beliefs known as the Chamba religion. The traditional religion of the Chamba is premised on a creator solar God (Su) and ancestor spirits who live...
Old African Currency – IYEMBE – DR Congo
The piece is cm. 95,5 high (37.6″). Bronze zoomorphic spiral (snake) made with a hexagonal section rod. The section in the upper part is larger than in the lower. They were very important objects for the Iyembe who used them for paying the wedding dowry. For a similar example see: - "The Perfect...
Old African Currency – Massive Djerma King Manilla – West Africa
The piece is cm. 13,5 width x 11,0 high (5.31″ x 4.33"). Grams 1616,0 (57 oz.) Used especially as dowry money, it was worn by the women during ritual dances and lay festival. Originating before the colonial period, perhaps as the result of trade with the Portuguese Empire, Manillas continued to...
African Currency – TETELA / NKUTSHU – DR Congo
The piece is cm. 23,8 high (9.37″). Grams 320,0 (11.29 oz.) Copper bar with a bulge in the middle, circular section, extremities with punched designs. Produced by the Nkutshu living on the course of the river Lokenic. For a similar example see: "The Perfect Form", by Roberto Ballarini, page 294. "African...