Bangles

This is one of two bangles, or manilas, made from a twisted piece of metal, likely brass. The Sierra Leone National Museum notes that the were used as bracelets and called tokola gani gole in Mende.

Further Information

• Type: Body adornment, jewellery, Currency
• Object: Bangles
• Materials: Metal
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1972
• Associated Places: Bo
• Associated People: Mr. A.R. Amara, Bo (Trader)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1972.03.09A

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