Early to mid 20th century. Copper grams 2.012,0 (70.97 oz.). Cm. 11,5 high x cm. 13,5 width x cm. 3,4 depth (4.52″ x 5.31″ x 1.33"). 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...
Iron. 19th century. Cm. 30,0 high x 20,5 width (11.81 x 8.07 Inches); grams 1.087,8 (38.37 oz.). For similar examples and more informations see: “The Perfect Form”, by Roberto Ballarini, page 153; “African Currency”, by Adolfo Bartolomucci, page 47-48.
Iron. 19th century. Cm. 22,0 high x 14,5 width (8.66 x 5.70 Inches); gr. 948,9 (33.47 oz.). A wrought iron corde bar curled into a spiral at the ends.
19th century. Bronze. Cm. 7,6 high x cm. 9,0 width (2.99" x 3.54"). Gr. 565,3 (19.94 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 raise cotton and...
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...
