Antique African Cast Copper/Bronze Currency Bracelet native american jewelry

Antique African Cast Copper/Bronze Currency Bracelet native american jewelryAn excellent example of a very old cast copper bronze currency bracelet from Central Africa (also called a Janberry from sources I have met). Although this was considered currency there is a difference between currency and money. Examples such as this one were used as a storage of wealth and when metal was needed for either large transactions or when tools, weapons or cooking utensils were needed these were smelted down. These currency brackets

Silk old hand embroidered butterfly with dangling bells

He agreed to take on the task for a lot of money

Carpets and rugs that perform like carpets from antiquity

Sculpture:10” t x 23” w

even venerated among the weavers and ourselves

These currency brackets provided the materials to make the objects with and they were not used to go shopping at the market with

The history and information is scarce on this subject and much more research is needed I believe on this genre of collection

The patina is rich and the texture of the of the wood is smooth and silky

This rare and unusual Mukhalinga (depiction of Lord Shiva) displays a bold and defined turban which is topped by a Linga sitting atop the unique pedestal

This unique antique dense metal or bronze  Mahishasuramardhini sculpture from the North Deccan

Aileen Lipkin (1933 - 1994)

Size: Top of chair: 45”