$655
H 1.38 in W 3.27 in D 3 in
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening.
Brass
$316
H 0.44 in Dm 2.92 in
Bronze Currency Bangle/Manilla, Oromo People, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, 19th C.
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bangle / Manilla with a fixed opening. Minimalist, simple design work with engraved geometrical circles and lines.
Bronze
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Beri People, Sudan, 19th Century - No 2
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early to mid-19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in circle form. Intricate graphical geometrical.
Bronze
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Beri People, Sudan, 19th Century - No 1
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early to mid-19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in circle form. Intricate graphical geometrical.
Bronze
$456
H 1.07 in W 3.15 in D 2.92 in
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 4
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening.
Bronze
$468
H 0.87 in W 2.92 in D 2.84 in
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 5
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening.
Bronze
$398
H 0.79 in W 3.15 in D 2.76 in
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 3
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening.
Bronze
$444
H 0.79 in W 3.55 in D 2.8 in
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 2
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening.
Brass
$444
H 0.6 in W 2.96 in D 3.35 in
Solid Brass Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Gurma People, Burkina Faso, Early 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early 20th-century brass currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening.
Brass
18th Century Ngelima Bronze Currency Piece on Custom Steel Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare 18th-century Ngelima bronze currency manilla is a stunning artifact, weighing an impressive 20 pounds of solid bronze.
Bronze
$3,650 / set
H 12 in W 20 in D 6 in
Magali & Fali Ceremonial Throwing Knives, Northeastern Cameroon & Niger, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Across many regions of Africa, value was stored and exchanged through objects: iron blades, manillas (bracelet currencies), textiles, beads, and ceremonial weapons.
Iron
19th Century Igbo Iron Spiral Currency (Manilla), Nigeria
Located in London, GB
This nineteenth-century spiral currency (Manilla), from the Igbo culture in Nigeria, is impressive in its size and exhibits a wonderfully exaggerated twisted, spiral form.
Iron
19th Century Nigerian King Manilla Currency Piece on Custom Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Nigerian cast copper King Manilla currency piece with an incredible patina, mounted on a custom stand.
Copper
Sold
H 4 in W 13.5 in D 4.5 in
Large African Igbo Coiled Copper Manilla Currency, Early 20th Century, Nigeria
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive coiled copper manilla currency piece with gorgeous patina, early 20th century, Igbo People, Nigeria.
Bronze, Copper
Pair of Igbo Tribe West African Manilla Currencies on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of African manilla trade currencies from the Igbo People of Central Nigeria, West Africa.
Iron, Copper
African Mounted Copper Manilla Bracelet Currency Nigeria
Located in Stamford, CT
Hand forged and crafted copper 'Manilla' currency from the Igbo people of Nigeria.
Copper
African Antique Currency On Stand
Located in London, GB
Often referred to as a "torque," this substantial cast object was fashioned by melting down manilla bracelets, small currency items once used by European traders for everyday exchang...
Brass
African Igbo Coiled Copper Manilla Currency, 20th Century, Nigeria
Located in Austin, TX
A large and attractive copper spiral manilla currency piece, Igbo tribe, Nigeria, early to mid-20th century.
Bronze
Pair of African Mounted Copper Bracelet 'Manilla' Currency Nigeria
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of twisted copper 'Manilla' currency from the Igbo people of Nigeria.
Copper
Bronze Okpoho-Type Manilla Currency from South-Eastern Nigeria
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique bronze Okpoho-type manilla currency from south-eastern Nigeria. Manillas (which were a traditional African exchange medium) were originally metal bracelets or armlets.
Metal
Yoruba tribes Nigeria Manilla Bronze Trade Currency Bracelet
By Yoruba Tribe
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
An African manilla trade currency from the Yoruba People of Nigeria, West Africa.
Bronze
An African Manilla Trade Currency on Custom Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African manilla trade currency from the Igbo People of Central Nigeria, West Africa.
Iron, Copper
African Bronze Yoruba tribes Nigeria Manilla Bronze Trade Currency Bracelet
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Ancient African bronze Yoruba tribes Nigeria Manilla Bronze Trade Currency Bracelet. An African manilla trade currency from the Yoruba People of Nigeria, West Africa.
Bronze
Grouping of 5 Manillas, Okpoho, Nigeria, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
During the Transatlantic slave trade manillas were a frequent medium "currency" of exchange for slaves.
Bronze, Brass, Copper
Portugese Manillas (Currency) from Benin, Nigeria
Located in Wainscott, NY
Portugese Standard Unit for Barter in Benin, Nigeria. Made from Late 15th Century to Mid 19th Century. Priced Per Piece. Solid Bronze with Some Incising and Coloration.
Bronze
Incised Copper Currency Anklet
Located in Chicago, IL
Time-honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Copper
Pair of Hand-Crafted Bronze African Currency Cuffs, Early 20th Century
Located in Wainscott, NY
African currency bracelet made of bronze, with a rich patina.
Brass
$1,463
H 9.85 in Dm 15.16 in
Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hand-carved Opon Igede Ifa or divination bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th Century. A Babalawo ("diviner") of the West African Yoruba people uses an Opon Igede Ifa to store th...
Wood
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