Bracelet ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3040636

Description

ivory, polished, shiny yellowish-brown patina, slightly oval in form, convex outside, b: 6,8 cm, d: ca. 9,5 cm (outside) / ca. 6 cm (inside), slightly dam., small piece at the rim chipped off;
among the Baule 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 3040636 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 176.

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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.