Vintage handelskralen ketting uit Ghana wit gestipt bronze the Treasury

the Treasury

Age: circa 1900

Lengte: 32 cm (lineair)

Dimensions: 28 x 13

The Tibetan Ghau was used to carry sacred relics

Vintage handelskralen ketting uit Ghana wit gestipt bronze the TreasuryLength: 40 cm (linear). Origin: This trade bead necklace comes from the collection of Fofana Sankoung, who was a dealer in African art (Kumasi Amsterdam) from the 1960s. Tradebeads necklaces are a traditional form of jewelry that has its roots in the long history of trade and craft in West Africa, particularly Ghana. These necklaces are often made of colorful glass beads. The trade beads were originally produced in Europe, mainly in countries such as