Anklet, (Ehuke)

Date19th - 20th century

Culture of Origin Mbole/Njonge/Jonga/Nkutshu/Mongo

Object number2007.143

Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce

Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998Published ReferencesJoyce, Tom. Life Force at the Anvil: The Blacksmith's Art from Africa. Asheville, North Carolina: Biltmore Press, 1998 p. 24 Chesi, Gert and Daphne Schlorhaufer. Afrika, Asien: Kunst and Ritualobjekte, Innsbruck: Haymon, [1997] p. 85 Lohse, Wulf and Hubert Goote. Other People's Money. Zug, Switzerland: Hubert Goote Gallery, 1995 Ballarini, Roberto, trans. Pamela Knight. Black Africa's Traditional arms. Milano: Africa Curio, S.A.S., 1992 p.115 Puccinelli, Lydia. Artistry of African Currency. Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution/National Museum of African Art, 2000 p.1 Mattet, Laurence and Jean Paul Barbier-Muller, eds. De FEr et de Fierte, Milan: Continents Editions srl, 2003

Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn

Dimensions11 x 11 x 7 in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 17.8 cm)

MediumCopper alloy