Three anklets "kperengangobli" and a bracelet ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3034703

Description

brass, a) h: 12 cm, d: 7,5 cm; b) h: 11 cm, d: 9 cm; c) h: 8,5 cm, d: 8,5 cm; massive rings, round bodied on the outside, decorated with fine grooved decor, partly concentrical half circles, circumferential slit; additional: d) a smaller ring, h: 4 cm, d: 7 cm;
“kperengangobli” anklets were used both, as primitive money and as ornament. They were made with lost wax fusion process. Empty inside to make them lighter. Sometimes these anklets were kept above the family altars as a sign of prestige.

L’objet Three anklets “kperengangobli” and a bracelet avec l’ID d’objet 3034703 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 174 a atteint un prix de vente de 800 €.

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Littérature comparée

Bartolomucci, Adolfo, African Currency, Mailand 2012, ill. 8