VINTAGE AFRICAN BELL MONEY BRACELET BURKINA FASO GHANA FULANI TRIBE EARLY 1900's Без бренда

VINTAGE AFRICAN BELL MONEY BRACELET BURKINA FASO GHANA FULANI TRIBE EARLY 1900's Без бренда
VINTAGE AFRICAN BELL MONEY BRACELET BURKINA FASO GHANA FULANI TRIBE EARLY 1900's Без бренда - фотография #2
VINTAGE AFRICAN BELL MONEY BRACELET BURKINA FASO GHANA FULANI TRIBE EARLY 1900's Без бренда - фотография #3
VINTAGE AFRICAN BELL MONEY BRACELET BURKINA FASO GHANA FULANI TRIBE EARLY 1900's Без бренда - фотография #4
Бренд: Без бренда
~ 1 153 ₽ 12.50 $

Характеристики

BENT-ROD BRASS OR COPPER ALLOY WITH SOLDERED BELLS. A WIDE-SPREAD BRACELET TYPE FOUND THROUGHOUT MALI, GHANA, AND THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. WORN FOR DANCES. THE BELLS WERE BELIEVED TO SUMMON THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD. PRIMITIVE MONEY EXPERTS HOWARD GIBBS AND PAUL DILLINGHAM CONFIRMED IN 1967 THAT THEY WERE ALSO USED AS MONEY. THE NUMBER OF BELLS AND BRACELETS INDICATED THE WEARER'S SOCIAL STATUS. NICE OLD PATINA. THREE OUNCES. ALL THREE BELLS CONTAIN A PELLET.