CEREMONIAL BRACELET - Burkina Faso - Senufo - Lot 205

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CEREMONIAL BRACELET - Burkina Faso - Senufo - Lot 205
CEREMONIAL BRACELET - Burkina Faso - Senufo First half of the 20th century. Copper alloy (bronze or brass). Dimensions: 13 cm. An impressive open ankle bracelet shaped like a flared spool. This model would have had a clasp mechanism to secure the ring around the ankle. As imposing ritual objects, these pieces of jewelry were worn by high-ranking women during ceremonies of the Poro initiatory society. These objects also served as a form of monetary reserve. Dimensions: 13 cm. Condition: Traces of oxidation; original pin or key mechanism missing. Research and documentation: Coryse Mwape – Art historian specializing in ancient African art. Internal ref.: 174
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