Anklet, (Konga)

Date19th - 20th century

Object number2007.149

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 ReferencesChesi, Gert and Daphne Schlorhaufer. Afrika, Asien: Kunst und Ritualobjekte, Innsbruck: Haymon, [1997] p. 87 Puccinelli, Lydia. Artistry of African Currency, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution/National Museum of African Art, 2000 p. 10 Ballarini, Roberto, trans. Pamela Knight. Black Africa's Traditional arms. Milano: Africa Curio, S.A.S., 1992 p. 116 Lohse, Wulf and Huberte Goote. Other People's Money. Zug, Switzerland: Huberte Goote Gallery, 1995, p. 24 Maquet, Emma. Outils de Forge du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi. Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale: Tevuren, Belgium, 1965 p. 12-13 de Rachewitz, Boris. Black Eros: Sexual Customs of Africa from Prehistory to the Present Day, New York: Lyle Stuart, Inc. 1964 p. 271

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

Dimensions11 1/2 x 6 x 5 in. (29.2 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm)

MediumCopper alloy