Bracelet · West Africa · ID: 3032489
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 6,5 cm
B: 10,5 cm
H: 2.6 inch
B: 4.1 inch
Description
ivory, natural grains recognizable, polished, min. dam., trace of old age;
the origin of such bare bracelets without decor can hardly be determined. Among the Baule for example, it was a sign of wealth for a man to be able to offer such a bracelet to his “senior wife” when he married a second woman.
The object Bracelet with the object ID 3032489 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 277 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 700.
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Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 219