Antique African Cast Copper/Bronze Currency Bracelet old navajo rings The band is a chisel

The band is a chisel split shank

Size:19” total length

Carved from a single block of wood without the use of power tools the carver followed his own instinct

They disguised themselves as stones

Antique African Cast Copper/Bronze Currency Bracelet old navajo rings The band is a chiselAn excellent example of a very old cast copper bronze currency bracelet from Central Africa (also called a Janberry from sources I have met). Although this was considered currency there is a difference between currency and money. Examples such as this one were used as a storage of wealth and when metal was needed for either large transactions or when tools, weapons or cooking utensils were needed these were smelted down. These currency brackets