Benin Armlet - L

Many forms of wax cast bangles and anklets are found all over West Africa. They were used as a form of currency and to provide status to the wearer. Their value lay in the metal itself, and in the amount or ornamentation. They were forged onto a bride's arm as part of her wedding dowry. Copper  Size:- 29cmH x 10cmW at bottom part and 8cmW  at top