Bracelet

Description

The Frafra who live in an area encompassing parts of southern Burkina Faso and northern Ghana are known for their beautiful cast-brass jewelry and exquisitely decorated architecture. This bracelet is composed of raised pyramid shapes in low profile separated by repeating bars that encircle the entire form.

Provenance

Muriel Kallis Newman (died 2008), Chicago, Ill., by 1980; given to the Art Institute, 2007.

Bracelet

Frafra

19th/mid–20th century

Accession Number

193110

Medium

Copper alloy

Dimensions

2.3 × 8.3 cm (7/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

Classification

jewelry

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman