Overview
| Condition | Used | ||||
| GST: | Inclusive (see below note) | ||||
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| Deliver to | Nationwide Delivery | ||||
| Category | Artworks and Antiques | ||||
| Sales Support | Gray's Customer Service or (p) 1300 36 25 36 | ||||
| Lot ID | 0001-2568231 | ||||
| Part of Sale | No Reserve Early 1800's African Slave Trade Manilla Currency | ||||
| Warranty | No Warranty Applies Warranty
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Description
EARLY 1800`S AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE MANILLA CURRENCY BRACELET
- A finely-preserved early 1800`s African slave trade manilla currency bracelet with a penannular round-section and clubbed ends.
- Manillas are a form of commodity money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa and are associated with the Atlantic slave trade.They are usually horseshoe-shaped, with terminations that face each other and are roughly lozenge-shaped. The earliest use of manillas was in West Africa. As a means of exchange they originated in Calabar. Calabar was the chief city of the ancient southeast Nigerian coastal kingdom of that name. It was here in 1505 that a slave could be bought for 8–10 manillas.By the early 16th century it was common in the slave trade for bearers to carry manillas to Africa`s coast, and gradually manillas became the principal currency of this trade.A typical voyage (from nations nations such as the Portuguese, British, French, Dutch, and later, Americans) took manillas to Western Africa, where they were exchanged for slaves. The price of a slave, expressed in manillas varied considerably according to time, place, and the specific type of manilla offered.
- Dated to early 19th century A.D. (early 1800`s)
- Size: 85mm x 72mm
- Provenance: - Held in an important Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom estate, acquired before circa. 2000.- Acquired by a prominent Australian collector and has henceforth been held in a private collection in Sydney, Australia.
- Condition: This piece is extremely well preserved and remains in excellent condition - refer images.
- Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Internationally recognised BidSafe authentication and verification number: 9378278-9) (SN:9378278-9) (322124-1)
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EARLY 1800'S AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE MANILLA CURRENCY BRACELET
Closed: 11 May 2025 20:45 AEST