Fang Currency Collar, Gabon

Description of Significance:  In traditional Africa, metal objects known as currency pieces were utilized to trade and preserve wealth. These pieces served multiple purposes, ranging from facilitating significant purchases like acquiring land or animals, to symbolizing the transfer of wealth during momentous occasions such as birth, coming of age, marriage, or death. Origin: Handcrafted for ceremonial use in Gabon Dimensions (in inches): Depth: 5" Width: 13" Height: 15" Dimensions include the base Materials:  Copper Alloy Display: Custom Base: The piece includes the custom base included in the photos.  Please let us know if you are interested in a different display option. About Antique African Art: Hemingway Gallery regards antique African art as the best artistic expression of aesthetic beauty and storytelling throughout the known history of art. Aside from artistic taste, African art accrues value in different ways than other genres, including use in ceremonial settings as