Lobi Bronze Bracelet Currency

Deeply cross-etched ring in dark tones, ending in small, squared tips.

This bracelet currency is Lobi, from Burkina Faso, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, and metal objects of this kind were usually cast, then finished by hammering or filing. Briefly, a thick, rounded band with dense diamond-shaped hatching along the outside. The terminals are flat and squared, one with a small nub. The surface is dark brown with lighter, dusty highlights in the engraved lines. It is 2.5 inches wide, 2.5 deep and 0.5 high.

Diamonds everywhere, and not one out of place.