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AFRICA: LOT of 18 bracelets

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic - African Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
AFRICA: LOT of 18 bracelets
SOLD
160.00USD+ (32.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Jun 12 @ 10:30UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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AFRICA: LOT of 18 bracelets, including a heavy twisted bronze bracelet (412g), 2 copper bracelets with enlarged ends (224g, 84g), 3 European-made manillas (Opitz 2000 p.211-13, 66g, 71g, 80g, used in the slave trade), 2 twisted copper manillas from Opobo, Nigeria (incl. plate example p.214; 118g, 137g), a small silver manilla (25g, Opitz 2011 p.337), 3 brass bracelets with etched decorations (175g, 67g, 31g), 2 Hausa fancy bracelets (Opitz 2000 p.279), an Ashanti bell bracelet with rattles (128g), a copper coil from Nchang, Cameroon (172g), plus two others (120g, 27g); retail value $750, lot of 18 pieces, ex Charles Opitz Collection.