Cast brass-bronze anklet currency from the Frafra or Lobi cultural regions of West Africa, featuring a circular open-form construction with raised segmented decorative bands and worn surface patina, photographed from the Egon Guenther Collection.

Frafra / Lobi Cast Brass-Bronze Anklet Currency, West Africa, c.1900

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Cast brass-bronze anklet currency from the Frafra or Lobi cultural regions of West Africa, featuring a circular open-form construction with raised segmented decorative bands and worn surface patina, photographed from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • Cast brass-bronze anklet currency from the Frafra or Lobi cultural regions of West Africa, featuring a circular open-form construction with raised segmented decorative bands and worn surface patina, photographed from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • Circular cast brass-bronze anklet currency attributed to the Frafra or Lobi peoples of West Africa, featuring ribbed segmented decoration and pointed terminal elements, photographed from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • West African Frafra or Lobi cast brass anklet currency with ribbed circular form and geometric terminal detailing, traditionally worn as prestige adornment and exchange currency, West Africa, circa 1900, from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • Cast brass or bronze oval anklet currency from the Frafra or Lobi cultural region of West Africa, featuring tapered terminals and raised decorative ridges, likely early 20th century, from the Egon Guenther family collection.
  • Cast brass or bronze anklet currency attributed to the Frafra or Lobi peoples of West Africa, featuring segmented tubular decoration and hand-worked circular form, photographed in hand for scale, from the Egon Guenther family collection, circa 1900.
  • Detail view of a Frafra or Lobi cast brass-bronze anklet currency from West Africa, showing ribbed surface decoration, curved form, and projecting central element with worn patinated surface, from the Egon Guenther family collection.
  • Cast brass or bronze anklet currency ornament attributed to the Frafra or Lobi peoples of West Africa, featuring tapered geometric terminals and ring-form construction, photographed in hand for scale, from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • Cast brass-bronze anklet currency from the Frafra or Lobi cultural regions of West Africa, featuring a circular open-form construction with raised segmented decorative bands and worn surface patina, photographed from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • Circular cast brass-bronze anklet currency attributed to the Frafra or Lobi peoples of West Africa, featuring ribbed segmented decoration and pointed terminal elements, photographed from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • West African Frafra or Lobi cast brass anklet currency with ribbed circular form and geometric terminal detailing, traditionally worn as prestige adornment and exchange currency, West Africa, circa 1900, from the Egon Guenther Collection.
  • Cast brass or bronze oval anklet currency from the Frafra or Lobi cultural region of West Africa, featuring tapered terminals and raised decorative ridges, likely early 20th century, from the Egon Guenther family collection.
  • Cast brass or bronze anklet currency attributed to the Frafra or Lobi peoples of West Africa, featuring segmented tubular decoration and hand-worked circular form, photographed in hand for scale, from the Egon Guenther family collection, circa 1900.
  • Detail view of a Frafra or Lobi cast brass-bronze anklet currency from West Africa, showing ribbed surface decoration, curved form, and projecting central element with worn patinated surface, from the Egon Guenther family collection.
  • Cast brass or bronze anklet currency ornament attributed to the Frafra or Lobi peoples of West Africa, featuring tapered geometric terminals and ring-form construction, photographed in hand for scale, from the Egon Guenther Collection.
Frafra / Lobi Cast Brass-Bronze Anklet Currency, West Africa, c.1900

Frafra / Lobi Cast Brass-Bronze Anklet Currency, West Africa, c.1900

€175.00
€175.00
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Cast copper-alloy bracelet or anklet currency, attributed to the Frafra/Gurunsi region of northern Ghana or the Lobi cultural area of Burkina Faso. The oval ring is lost-wax cast with raised ribbed bands, panelled terminals and worn geometric detailing. Objects of this type functioned as personal adornment, prestige metalwork and traditional exchange currency. Comparable Frafra/Gurunsi and Lobi-area cast brass or bronze anklets are recorded from Ghana and Burkina Faso.

Condition is good and age-appropriate, with visible handling wear, softened high points, oxidised recesses and an uneven brass/bronze patina. No moving parts, joints or mechanism. Structurally stable and suitable for display or specialist collection, not for wear.

Circa: late 19th to early 20th century. 

Provenance: Egon Guenther Collection by inheritance to Thomas Guenther Collection, Netherlands.

MEASUREMENTS
Length: 13.6 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Weight: 141 g

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