Seven rings with bells ·  Côte d'Ivoire / Burkina Faso · ID: 3034701

Description

brass, a) solid anklet, the outer profile decorated with four big bells, two of them with seeds for rattling, missing parts, d: 8 cm; b) heavy ring with three bells, d: 8 cm; c) small band-like ring with three bells, d: 6 cm; d) ring with eleven bells, d: 8 cm; e) ring with six bells, d: 6 cm; f) ring with nine bells, d: 7,5 cm; g) ring with two bells, d: 7,5 cm;
rings with bells can be found allover the Volta area. Very often they are worn by small children around the ankles in order to let their mothers know where they are. Musicians wore them as bracelets and their sound could be heard during the dance.

L’objet Seven rings with bells avec l’ID d’objet 3034701 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 73rd tribal art auction dans 25 mai 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 187 a atteint un prix de vente de 600 €.

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Littérature comparée

Glar, Wilfried, Afrikanische Reife, Teil 1: Die Senufo, Bedburg 2010, p. 53