Collection of bronze earrings and ring, Inner Niger Delta, 8th – 15th c. AD

Miscellaneous objects – Jewellery

Material: Metals | Type: Jewelry/Personal adornments | Countries: Mali

  • Period

    8th – 17th century AD

  • Red List

    Red List – West Africa

Category

Miscellaneous objects – Jewellery
Metal (copper, brass, bronze, iron, silver), copal, coral, stones (granite, quartz), shells, glass. Sculpted and/or braided. Rounded or oval pearls, in various colours, often pierced and sometimes shell-shaped or decorated with human, floral or geometric motifs.
© Musée national du Mali