Igbo Coiled Copper Alloy Currency Armlet (Manilla) amazigh each maintaining a shared artistic

each maintaining a shared artistic tradition and communal identity

dense clay body beneath

expertly crafted with a saucer-shaped body

acted as ceremonial transfers of value

while married women wore fibre coil skirts (yokal) or seed-strung skirts that draped below the abdomen

Igbo Coiled Copper Alloy Currency Armlet (Manilla) amazigh each maintaining a shared artisticLate 19th early 20th century, Igbo people, Nigeria, West Africa Magnificent and exceptionally large coiled copper alloy currency armlet, formed as a powerful spring like structure composed of eight tightly twisted coils ending in bulging, squared off terminals. With its impressive size, weight, and sculptural presence, this piece was almost certainly a prestige examplecreated to display wealth and status rather than for regular wear. Its bold form and