Bracelet, Currency, Bronze : 2015.3.22

Title:

Woman's Bronze Ankle Bracelet

Object Name:

Bracelet, Currency, Bronze

Other Name:

Woman's, Ankle

Place of Origin:

Loma (Toma), Liberia / Guinea, Africa

Provenance:

Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
L = 10—1/2"

Possibly a currency bracelet. Currency bracelets were used mostly for storage of wealth and for the display of wealth, or in major transactions due to their great value.

Metal was highly valued throughout Africa, and, as with most African metal items, pieces that were originally created for an entirely different purpose became viewed as wealth over time and then used as currency in trade for a wide variety of items.

Currency items were used between the 16th and 19th century, until the early 1900's when the British government sought to establish their own currency and therefore forbade the use of any other.

Description:

Womans bronze ankle bracelet. Circular ridged bracelet, with circular ends that stop just short of touching.

Collection:

Marianne Keown Collection

Material:

Bronze

Used:

Domestic Use

Technique:

Metalsmithing

Owned:

Art Department, Missouri Southern State University