Tuareg Brass Bracelet Currency

Two faceted knobs face each other across a gap, each one cut like a die.

This bracelet currency is Tuareg, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is brass and is shown on a stand. Heavy metal bracelets of this kind were worn as ornament across the region and were also valued as portable wealth. A smooth, thick arc ends in two many-sided terminals, each incised with nested diamonds and fine lines. The golden surface is mottled with soft wear. It is 4.5 inches wide and 4 high.

A bracelet that could settle a bill.