{"product_id":"senufo-bronze-prestige-anklet-c-1880-1920","title":"Senufo Bronze Prestige Anklet, c.1880–1920","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1939\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAttributed to the Senufo people of northern Côte d'Ivoire, this substantial copper-alloy prestige anklet was cast using the traditional lost-wax process during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. Jewellery of this type functioned as an important symbol of status and wealth and forms part of the rich bronze-casting traditions of West Africa.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"2365\"\u003eThe anklet displays finely incised cross-hatched ornament, applied bosses and ringed collars, all executed within a carefully balanced open form. It retains an attractive dark brown patina together with honest wear consistent with age and traditional use. Comparable examples are represented in museum collections and specialist ethnographic collections, making pieces of this quality desirable to collectors of African art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU: \u003c\/strong\u003eEG 179\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2367\" data-end=\"2423\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2367\" data-end=\"2377\"\u003eCirca:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late 19th to early 20th century (c.1880–1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2538\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2440\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Egon Guenther Collection, South Africa; inherited by the Thomas Guenther Collection, Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2540\" data-end=\"2577\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2540\" data-end=\"2557\"\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16.7 × 9.4 × 6.0 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2596\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2590\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 501 g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esteemed Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54396856795477,"sku":null,"price":345.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/2353\/1861\/files\/senufo-bronze-prestige-anklet-cote-divoire-late-19th-century-eg179.jpg?v=1784300413","url":"https:\/\/esteemedantiques.com\/products\/senufo-bronze-prestige-anklet-c-1880-1920","provider":"Esteemed Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}