Large & Heavy Nigerian Yoruba Bronze Torque Or Manilla 19Th Century
Stock No
SKU00001016
2015
- £750.00
- €864 Euro
- $1,027 US Dollar
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Item Description
A good, heavy, large scale Nigerian Yoruba bronze torque, 18th / 19th century, on a metal museum stand.
These neck rings were used as traditoinal high value, prestige currency and as wedding dowries. They were often made by melting down smaller value manilas and cast using the traditional lost wax technique. Spiral designs in Yoruba culture and cosmology signify continuity and the cyclical nature of life.
27cm high, 34cm high including stand.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Wiltshire, Wiltshire
Item Dimensions
H: 27cm W: 26cm D: 8cm
Period
18th/19th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Wiltshire, Wiltshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)1249 447478
+44 (0)7867 305451
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