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• Torque (1) - Bronze - yorouba - Yoruba - Nigeria

  

  Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website“however, the role of these pieces was not limited to its market value alone, it could be integrated in trades of social and ritual aspectswith a few flawsdimensions: height and diameter: 33 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablematerial(s): bronzethese torcs-shackles were also worn by women in certain ceremonies” (l'afrique sans masque, zerbini) characteristics: type of object: torque, necklace, currency ethnic group: yoruba(we should rather say brass, because like for all african bronzes, the percentage of tin in this alloy does not correspond to the current french standards)height, including the stand: 40 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecountry of origin: nigeria(have a look at the pictures)bronze torque from nigeria the form of this currency is inspired by the shackles exported by the portuguese on the coasts of nigeria, since the 16th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: quite fair

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