Igbo Coiled Copper Alloy Currency Armlet (Manilla) amazigh creating a sense of inner

creating a sense of inner poise and embodied power

while married women wore fibre coil skirts (yokal) or seed-strung skirts that draped below the abdomen

expertly crafted with a saucer-shaped body

dense clay body beneath

Igbo Coiled Copper Alloy Currency Armlet (Manilla) amazigh creating a sense of innerLate 19th early 20th century, Igbo people, Nigeria, West Africa Magnificent and exceptionally large coiled copper alloy currency armlet, formed as a powerful spring like structure composed of eight tightly twisted coils ending in bulging, squared off terminals. With its impressive size, weight, and sculptural presence, this piece was almost certainly a prestige examplecreated to display wealth and status rather than for regular wear. Its bold form and