Manilla

Collection object


1983.0005
D. internal 4.5 x 3.0 D. body 0.8 - 0.95 at centre, 0.7. x 0.7 at terminals. Terminal bases 2.1 x 1.9. Slavery
Manilla. West African, - . Bronze, green patinated, solid penannular ring with expanded terminals, the ends of the terminals flat, egg shaped rather than regularly oval. The upper sides of the terminals have a broad rib at the front, a continuation of the body on the terminals, and the edges of the terminals are broadly rounded, with a swelling to each side. There are short sections of casting ridge inside the body at the terminals, which are at a steep angle to the body. Body circular in cross section, narrowing evenly to the terminals. A section of patina has been filed off