Benin Anklet - Large sculpture (37.01) 1950s a boast or a warning

Name: Benin Anklet - Large sculpture (37.01) 1950s a boast or a warning
Brand: www.animoretus.be
SKU: 78870410155
Price: 110.00 USD
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Description

a boast or a warning to rival groups

and patterns

A hand-beaded bird on a tall metal stake

so a bright room with a little shade is best

Size: 40 × 40cm

Benin Anklet - Large sculpture (37.01) 1950s a boast or a warningMany forms of wax cast bangles and anklets are found all over West Africa. They were used as a form of currency and to provide status to the wearer. Their value lay in the metal itself, and in the amount or ornamentation. They were forged onto a bride's arm as part of her wedding dowry. 22cmH x 10cmW

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