SHACKLE OR MONEY BRACELET - IGBO - NIGERIA - Lot 197

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SHACKLE OR MONEY BRACELET - IGBO - NIGERIA - Lot 197
SHACKLE OR MONEY BRACELET - IGBO - NIGERIA First half of the 20th century. Diameter: 8.5 cm. Weight: approx. 715 g. A large money bracelet or shackle made of a copper-brass alloy. This type of object was used primarily as a medium of exchange in West Africa and could also be used in the payment of dowries. Research and documentation: Coryse Mwape – Art historian specializing in ancient African art. Internal ref.: 103
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