Lot 2134

Description

Primitive money, Nigeria, Congo and West Africa (Ivory Coast), manillas, anklets and collars, as circular bars with twisted outer circles, ornate complete round rings, making up legbands etc., 60-65mm diameter. This extraordinary pair were recovered from the wreck of the English Schooner 'Douro' sunk of the Isles of Scilly in the United Kingdom on April 5, 1882 and recovered in 1995, (Opitz p.201, cf.Quiggin Plate 1 No.2, 5 etc). Very fine. (2)

Ex Barry McGown Scott Collection.

This pair come in a folder of research papers on manillas, together with certificate of signed authenticity by the salvers and various photocopied articles and papers about manillas and "slave trade bracelets".