Six cuffs ·  West Africa · ID: 3034714

Description

brass, a) cuff, Burkina Faso/Gurunsi, h: 10 cm, d: 6,5 cm, typical motif: toothed triangular ornaments; b) cuff, h: 9,5 cm, d: 6,5 cm, checkerboard pattern in flat relief; c) cuff, h: 15 cm, d: 8 cm, fine grooved pattern, concentrical semicircles around the rims, crack; d) cuff, h: 17,5 cm, d: 9 cm, black patina, plaited bands and scrolled circles as ornament; e) cuff, h: 18 cm, d: 9,5 cm, cylindrical, a sharp-edged grooved pattern, vertical corrugated band in the middle, slightly dam., cracks; f) small manilla, h: 11 cm, d: 6,5 cm, slightly dam., missing parts, cracks, traces of old age and usage (concentrical semicircles strongly abraded);
cuffs were the most valuable ornament of women and were worn on special festive occasions.

The object Six cuffs with the object ID 3034714 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 106 achieved a sales price of EUR 650.

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