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Antique cast-bronze Senufo anklet from Egon Guenther Collection
€430.00
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Senufo bronze anklets served as both personal adornment and high-value currency, worn during ceremonies and rites of passage.
Their impressive weight and sculptural form signified status, wealth, and lineage within the community.
They were used in bridewealth exchanges, inheritance transfers, and major social transactions.
More than ornament, they functioned as portable wealth and visible symbols of prestige in Senufo society.
Provenance Egon Guenther Collection purchased from Hans Himmelheber
Measurements
Length17 cm
Width 9.7 cm
Height 6.6 cm
Weight 506 g