Four objects of primitive money · West Africa · ID: 3034709
Description
brass, a) solid copper alloy “ingot”, D. R. Congo/Mbole or Ngelima, h: 12,5 cm, b: 18 cm, massive semicircular object, incised decor; b) anklet, Fulbe, h: 14,5 cm, d: 10 cm, cylindrical, with projecting middle ridge and punched ornaments; c) foot cuff, Ivory Coast/Senufo, h: 11 cm, d: 9 cm, flaring rims, concentrical semi-circular ornaments; d) bowl-shaped manilla with fine incised decor and punched dotted ornaments
The object Four objects of primitive money with the object ID 3034709 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 107 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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Comparing literature
Ballarini, Roberto, The perfect form, Mailand 2009, p. 356, ill. 5.150 Glar, Wilfried, Afrikanische Reife, Teil1: Die Senufo, Bedburg 2010, p. 60