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old African bracelet Zan or currency Manilla, Manilly, Nitien, Kru money

$ 137.28

Availability: 42 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Material: Bronze
  • Age: 19th - early 20th century
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Origin: West coast Africa
  • Condition: beautiful

    Description

    an authentic old African object, formed as an open
    Bracelet
    or
    Zan
    also referred to as
    Kru money
    , or
    Nitien, Manilla, Manilly
    for currency, or
    dowry gift
    cire perdue casting - lost wax or sand castig
    made of bronze / copper alloy
    with hammered decoration of points, stripes and circles
    we date this object as late 19th - early 20th century
    origin: West Coast of Africa
    weight: 227 gr.
    max. outside width: circa 9,5 cm / 3.7 inch - inside max.: 6,5 cm / 2.5 inch
    condition: excellent, complete and firm, we did not clean or polish it
    world wide shipping:
    - you will be ordering registrated shipment provided by PostNL from The Netherlands, EU
    - this will be according to the PostNL conditions
    - if possible with tracking, priority and
    insurance offered by PostNL for loss during shipment
    - the shippingcosts differ per country
    - combined shipment goes per weight: 0-2 / 2-5 / 5-10 kg
    we are: delta 98 den haag
    The Hague, The Netherlands, EU
    registrated at
    Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335