Bracelet, Sierra Leone, n.d.
Bracelet, Sierra Leone, n.d.
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- Description
- Metal bracelets were used as jewelry as well as in exchange in West Africa. They were made from various metals including silver, brass, and copper and produced in a range of sizes and designs. Due to limited information about the origins of the bracelets in the National Numismatic Collection it is not possible to determine if this specific object was used as a medium of exchange, worn as jewelry, or produced as a replica.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- alternative currency
- Other Terms
- Ankle Money?; Africa; Sierra Leone
- date made
- n.d.
- Associated Name
- Stack's
- place used
- Sierra Leone
- associated place
- Sierra Leone
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- gold/brown/brass (overall color)
- cast (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 10.65 cm; 4 3/16 in
- ID Number
- NU.77.38.023
- catalog number
- 77.38.023
- accession number
- 1977.1211
- Credit Line
- Benjamin Stack, Harvey G. Stack, and Norman Stack
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- West African Currency
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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