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Diverse Offering of African Bracelet Money

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Diverse Offering of African Bracelet Money
SOLD
280.00USD+ buyer's premium (56.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 13:19UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4288
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Title: Diverse Offering of African Bracelet Money
Description: Collection of 15 fine, heavy African Bracelets; Southern Sahara and Mali, Silver Bracelet with spherical ends; Possibly Mali, Brass, cube ends and octagonal ends (two varieties); Ivory Coast, Dan/Wobe/Guerre area, Yellow Brass, decorated with three spherical ornaments (Blandin, Aftrique de L’Ouest Bronzes et Autres Alliages, p. 132, Nos. 1,2; another, Brass, with raised studded ornamentation similar to the style of Nunuma, Safane, Burkina Faso (Blandin, p. 60, No.2); three African brass bracelets, various styles; very old, excavated Twisted Manilla (Nigeria?-cf. Johansson, Nigerian Currencies, P. 1, Fig.3); 4 additional excavated Bronze Bracelets (one open, three closed) of simple design, possibly African’ Opitz pp. 275-281. 15 pcs.
Low Estimate: 750
High Estimate: 1000
Pedigree Collection: Ex Hallenbeck 4016.