Antique Yoruba Bronze Waist Beads from Nigeria
A distinctive strand of heavy, textured metal beads featuring a large central pendant. Shows rich tarnish, verdigris, and surface patina.
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Yoruba Bronze Waist Beads. These were a status symbol and essentially currency in Nigeria. This would have been owned by a very rich person or a King.
Showing a deeply aged surface with pronounced tarnish, dark patina, and green verdigris deposits in the crevices, this piece is full of rustic character. Perfect as an unusual styling element or wall-hanging object in global-inspired or eclectic interiors.
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