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Four foot and arm bracelets - Ivory Coast, West Africa - Two cylindrical tomforogo of the Senufo with protruding rims and closed by a hinge, two manillas of the Baule with fluting and geometric decoration. Bronze. H. 9.5 to 12 cm. - Signs of use. - Manillas were probably also used as currency, as pre-coinage means of payment, so-called primitive money. - From a southern German private collection.

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Four foot and arm bracelets - Ivory Coast, West Africa - Two cylindrical tomforogo of the Senufo with protruding rims and closed by a hinge, two manillas of the Baule with fluting and geometric decoration. Bronze. H. 9.5 to 12 cm. - Signs of use. - Manillas were probably also used as currency, as pre-coinage means of payment, so-called primitive money. - From a southern German private collection.

Estimate 300 - 600 EUR
Starting price 300 EUR

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For sale on Saturday 27 Jul : 11:00 (CEST)
bamberg, Germany
Kunstauktionshaus Schlosser GmbH&Co.KG
+49951208500
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