19th C. African Yoruba Brass Trade Beads / Rings Strand
West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine collection of brass beads and rings strung on a cotton cord to store currency pieces and wear as a belt or necklace. There are 34 thick spherical beads and 20 rings decorated with incised crosshatched lines, and 4 rings with lengthy spikes added to the shank; each brass item is cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) method. The brass beads were used as currency to trade and wear as visual makers of wealth and status. Size (strand doubled): 30" L (76.2 cm); (spiked rings): 3.5" L x 1" Diameter (8.9 cm x 2.5 cm)
Cf. The Hood Museum of Art, accession number 985.7.26434
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#168473
Condition Report: Toning and patina on beads, and heavy green patina on 2 beads. Indentations, abrasions, and nicks to beads, with some minor casting imperfections. Fraying to cotton cord and discoloration. Not recommended for wearing due to age of cotton cord.
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West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine collection of brass beads and rings strung on a cotton cord to store currency pieces and wear as a belt or necklace. There are 34 thick spherical beads and 20 rings decorated with incised crosshatched lines, and 4 rings with lengthy spikes added to the shank; each brass item is cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) method. The brass beads were used as currency to trade and wear as visual makers of wealth and status. Size (strand doubled): 30" L (76.2 cm); (spiked rings): 3.5" L x 1" Diameter (8.9 cm x 2.5 cm)
Cf. The Hood Museum of Art, accession number 985.7.26434
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#168473
Condition Report: Toning and patina on beads, and heavy green patina on 2 beads. Indentations, abrasions, and nicks to beads, with some minor casting imperfections. Fraying to cotton cord and discoloration. Not recommended for wearing due to age of cotton cord.
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