Lobi Bronze Bracelet Currency

Chalky gray open ring with a rough, pitted surface and blunt ends.

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. In form, a thick, rounded band with an uneven, grainy outer face and rough, slightly irregular terminals. The color is a dull gray-green, with lighter flecks and small pits across the surface. The curve is gently uneven. It is 2.25 inches wide, 2.25 deep and 0.25 high.

Rough, sober, and not at all shiny.