Bracelet, French West Africa, n.d.
date: label: date made
content: n.d.
notes: label: Description
content: Metal bracelets were used as jewelry as well as in exchange in West Africa. They were made from various metals including silver, brass, and copper and produced in a range of sizes and designs. Due to limited information about the origins of the bracelets in the National Numismatic Collection it is not possible to determine if this specific object was used as a medium of exchange, worn as jewelry, or produced as a replica.
label: Location
content: Currently on loan
place: label: place used
content: French West Africa
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: West African Currency
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Benjamin Stack, Harvey G. Stack, and Norman Stack
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.77.38.007
label: accession number
content: 1977.1211
label: catalog number
content: 77.38.007
objectType: label: Object Name
content: alternative currency
label: Other Terms
content: nontraditional money; Africa; French West, Ashanti
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold/brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cast (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 cm x 10.5 cm x 10 cm; 3 5/32 in x 4 1/8 in x 3 15/16 in