Vintage handelskralen ketting uit Ghana blauw ancestor statue Ambete or Mbete reliquary and

Ambete or Mbete reliquary and basket from the Congo-Gabon border

with two faces placed opposite each other on a helmet-like structure

Diameter of the box: 10

Length of amber: 16 mm

Vintage handelskralen ketting uit Ghana blauw ancestor statue Ambete or Mbete reliquary andLength: 32 cm (linear). Origin: This trade bead necklace comes from the collection of Fofana Sankoung, who was a dealer in African art (Kumasi Amsterdam) from the 1960s onwards. Tradebeads necklaces are a traditional form of jewelry that originates from the long history of trade and craft in West Africa, particularly Ghana. These necklaces are often made of colorful glass beads. Trade beads were originally produced in Europe, particularly in countries