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Bracelet monnaie en fer, Cross River, Nigéria — Bracelet monnaie en fer, Cross River, Nigéria

Bracelet monnaie en fer, Cross River, Nigéria

Bracelet monnaie en fer, Cross River, Nigéria

An iron currency bracelet from the Cross River region of Nigeria, representing traditional forms of wealth and cultural identity. These functional objects served both economic and social purposes in their community of origin.

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Collection Hélène Leloup, Le Journal d'une Pionnière, Vol. I

June 21, 2023

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 43

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Bracelet monnaie en fer, Cross River, Nigéria, Bracelet monnaie en fer, Cross River, Nigéria

An iron currency bracelet from the Cross River region of Nigeria, representing traditional forms of wealth and cultural identity. These functional objects served both economic and social purposes in their community of origin.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Nigerian Art, African Art, Traditional, Functional Object, Currency, Bracelet, Iron, Ethnographic, Metal Work, Cross River