Heavy Copper Alloy Bracelet - Bwa People, Burkina Faso - Sold

Similar brass or bronze bracelets like this one with projecting conical elements can be found throughout Burkina Faso, (not with the Lobi) and amongst the Frafra of northern Ghana, and the Senufo people of the northern Ivory Coast.
Beautifully mounted on a customized metal base, bracelets like this were worn as a status symbol.

Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC; Exhibited "Africa's Iron & Copper Currencies", Institute of African Studies, Columbia University, March 2000.

Professor of Chinese Art History at Columbia University and Sarah Lawrence College, Professor Philip Gould was a passionate collector of African Art, and curated numerous museum and gallery exhibitions from his personal collection.

Height, including the stand, is 4 3/4", whilst the bracelet itself is 3 1/2" high x 4" wide.