West African Brass Currency Bracelet (Manilla) for Sale – Akan Attribution, Ghana, Lost-Wax Cast | EG 102

A West African brass currency bracelet, commonly referred to as a manilla, attributed to the Akan cultural region of present-day Ghana. Objects of this type served both as personal adornment and as recognised stores of wealth within local economic and social systems. The bracelet displays a cast figurative motif and represents a traditional form of African metalwork valued by collectors of ethnographic and tribal art.

Cast using the traditional lost-wax process, the bracelet exhibits a finely textured surface, hand-finished details and an attractive age-developed patina. Wear patterns and casting characteristics are consistent with traditional manufacture and age. Examples combining decorative figurative elements with documented provenance are increasingly sought after by collectors of African art and historical currency objects.

Circa:
Late 19th to Early 20th Century

Provenance:
Egon Guenther Collection, South Africa; by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection, Netherlands.

Measurements:
7.0 x 6.5 x 1.3 cm

Weight:
121 g