Neckring · Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3034206
Vendu
650 €
Description
bronze, massive oval ring, getting thinner towards the funnel-shaped endings, collection number “1853”, traces of corrosion;
despite of the enormous weight once worn by women during special masquerades, in later times used as means of payment.
Littérature comparée
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 222