Beautiful old ivory bracelet ·  West Africa · ID: 3040377

Description

of oval form, slightly vaulted on the outside, cut flanked by four drilled holes for fixing with plant fibre, beautiful yellow-brown patina, the inherent grain of the material adding additional pattern to its surface;
prolonged contact with skin naturally darkens the ivory, producing yellows, oranges, and browns.

The object Beautiful old ivory bracelet with the object ID 3040377 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 109 achieved a sales price of EUR 900 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.