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AFRICA MALI DOGON LARGE STONE BRACELET PRIMITIVE TRADE MONEY HAND-CARVED
AFRICA MALI DOGON LARGE STONE BRACELET PRIMITIVE TRADE MONEY HAND-CARVED
AFRICA MALI DOGON LARGE STONE BRACELET PRIMITIVE TRADE MONEY HAND-CARVED
AFRICA MALI DOGON LARGE STONE BRACELET PRIMITIVE TRADE MONEY HAND-CARVED
AFRICA MALI DOGON LARGE STONE BRACELET PRIMITIVE TRADE MONEY HAND-CARVED
AFRICA MALI DOGON LARGE STONE BRACELET PRIMITIVE TRADE MONEY HAND-CARVED
AFRICA MALI DOGON LARGE STONE BRACELET PRIMITIVE TRADE MONEY HAND-CARVED
AFRICA MALI DOGON LARGE STONE BRACELET PRIMITIVE TRADE MONEY HAND-CARVED

AFRICA MALI DOGON LARGE STONE BRACELET PRIMITIVE TRADE MONEY HAND-CARVED

$ 17.95

Availability: 51 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Metal: Stone
  • Ethnic & Regional Style: African
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Condition: Dark color with lighter veining. Aesthetically-pleasing appearance. Made of granite with quartz inclusions. Wt: 9.6 oz. Outside diameter: 107 mm (4 1/8"). Inside diameter: 73 mm (2 7/8"). Ht: 20 mm (7/8"). There are very old photos of the stone bracelet-making process from excavation to finished product.
  • Type: Bracelet
  • Material: Stone
  • Brand: Handmade
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Theme: Ethnic
  • Tribe: Dogon
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Large, heavy stone bracelet excavated in Hombori, Mali. Laboriously hand-carved c.1890-1920 from a solid piece of granite taken from a sacred rock outcropping. Used as trade currency with the Timbuktu Caravans until Europeans erected political, ethnic borders and missionaries inflamed religious differences between tribes. These bracelets had magical powers and were banged together as noise makers during celebrations increasing social status for those who ignored risk of breakage. Also used as bracelet-fighting weapons by the Tuareg. Remember eBay collects sales tax.