Large brassard
Nigéria, Yoruba
Vendu
2 800 €
Provenance
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (coll. in situ, Cotonou, Benin, 1996)Taille
B: 13 cm
D: 8 cm
B: 5.1 inch
D: 3.1 inch
Description
copper alloy,
Excavation finds prove that these magnificent gauntlets were worn as arm decoration by particularly privileged persons.
It is also probable that they were used on altars, where they served as a base for wooden or pumpkin calabashes.