Zemanek-Münster

Three bracelets ·  Burkina Faso, Gurunsi · ID: 3033918

sold EUR 550
Size
D: 9 cm - 10 cm
D: 3.5 inch - 3.9 inch

Description

ivory, honey brown patina, of oval form, min. dam., traces of usage, cracks through 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 Three bracelets with the object ID 3033918 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 131 achieved a sales price of EUR 550.

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