OLD AFRICAN BRACELET - Vintage Calabar-Coil Brass Bracelet - Tribal Jewelry from Nigeria - 8 deals Inch Large Wrist

This large African Calabar-coil bracelet was handcrafted during the early 1900's in Nigeria.

It is collectible African tribal jewelry - not a new reproduction.

MEASUREMENTS (1 inch = 2.54 cm):
deals Band height = 2 inches
Wrist size = 8 inches (large wrist)
Weight = 1 pound + 1 oz
Shipping weight = 1 pound + 7oz

In Calabar, Nigeria, local jewelry-makers took the brass-rods used in trade and coiled them into sturdy bracelets like these.

Sometimes used as currency, these bracelets were more commonly worn as jewelry ornaments.

This is a substantial bracelet that was sturdily made. It does not bend.

It is excellent collectible condition, with a rich age-patina and very mild wear-patterns.