BRONZE PRESTIGE OR TRADE RING - Burkina Faso - Senufo
BRONZE PRESTIGE OR TRADE RING - Burkina Faso - Senufo First half of the 20th century. Bronze. Ankle bracelet, torque, or dignitary’s ring adorned with a knot or a twisted central motif. This type of ornament served as a marker of high social status, a symbol of power, and sometimes as a metal reserve currency. Condition: Oxidation. Expert: Coryse Mwape Internal Ref.:
BRONZE PRESTIGE OR TRADE RING - Burkina Faso - Senufo First half of the 20th century. Bronze. Ankle bracelet, torque, or dignitary’s ring adorned with a knot or a twisted central motif. This type of ornament served as a marker of high social status, a symbol of power, and sometimes as a metal reserve currency. Condition: Oxidation. Expert: Coryse Mwape Internal Ref.:
