Lobi Bronze Bracelet Currency

Fine crosshatch covers this reddish-brown ring from tip to tip.

This bracelet currency is Lobi, from Burkina Faso, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. The Lobi live in southwestern Burkina Faso and neighboring areas, and they are known for farming, for wooden figures and for metalwork. Side on, a round-sectioned open band with dense engraved crosshatching along the outer face. The ends are flat, angular blocks slightly flared. The color is a deep reddish brown, evenly worn and dry. It is 2.25 inches wide, 2.25 deep and 0.5 high.

Every inch scored, and every inch the same.