Four Bracelets

Arts of Africa

Probably 19th century

Igbo
Nigeria
Coastal West Africa

Nigerians have worn ivory jewelry for generations. Ivory was a favored medium for jewelry for both its ease of carving and its supple feel against the skin. These bracelets have turned a warm, honey color through the interaction of the ivory with oils on the skin.

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Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Igbo
Title: Four Bracelets
Place: Nigeria (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1801–1899
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: 8.3 × 12.7 × 10.2 cm (3 1/4 × 5 × 4 in.); 8.3 × 10.8 × 9.5 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 3 3/4 in.); 7.9 × 10.8 × 8.3 cm (3 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.); 7.6 × 8.9 × 7 cm (3 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Richard Faletti, the Faletti Family Collection
Reference Number: 2006.118.1-4
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Robertson African Arts, New York, N.Y., by 1992; sold to Richard Faletti (died 2006), Faletti Family Collection, Phoenix, Ariz., 1992; given to the Art Institute, 2006.

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