Details
ITEM NAME:
Manilla Currency
ITEM #:
9003
ETHNICITY:
Various
ORIGIN:
West Africa
MEDIUM:
Copper Alloy.
DIMENSIONS:
3.25″ (8.25 cm) Diameter.
CONDITION:
Good.
PROVENANCE:
Private Estate Collection – Florida, USA.
CATALOGUE NOTE:
The manilla currency bracelet was the most common form of metal currency in West Africa. These currency forms were a copper alloy rod with flared ends that has been bent into a “bracelet” form. The smaller ones like this manilla bracelet were originally manufactured in England of France for use in trade with Africa, including the slave trade. These currency forms were recognized and used as currency for transactions from the end of the 15th to the mid-20th century.
