This beautifully formed Senufo bronze anklet would have been worn as a prestige item. A similar example appears in Anne van Cutsem's 2003 publication A World of Bracelets: Africa, Asia, America, Oceania, with the following description: 'A photograph, in the Musee de L' Homme in Paris, shows a women adorned with two pairs of anklets of this type. The largest rest on the top of her feet, while she probably worn the smaller one when she was a child'. This piece was purchased as a de-acquisition from the Tervuren Museum in 2014.
Provenance History:
-Ex Tervuren Museum, Belgium
-Ex Private Collection, London
Estimated Period: Early 20th Century (Or Possibly Before)
Length: 20cm
Width: 10.5cm
Reference
Anne van Cutsem, A World of Bracelets: Africa, Asia, America, Oceania (2003), p.52
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