Antique African bronze manilla with intricate detail. The skull length is 114mm

The skull length is 114mm

The cranium is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks and also has a nice Wormian bone at the junction of the frontal and sagittal sutures

were kept in woven rattan baskets upon which were arranged reliquary figures in wood plated with thin copper or brass strips

The skull measures 11cm long

The parietals still have the medical school collection number on them

Antique African bronze manilla with intricate detail. The skull length is 114mmA nice 19th Century solid bronze manilla with great colour and patina. The outer maximum diameter is 88mm, inner minimum diameter is about 58mm and it is about 16mm deep. This bracelet weighs about 350g. It has a cylindrical body with copious tooled decoration and angled terminals. There are surface marks and imperfections consistent with the age and hand made items, but no signs of damage and no evidence of any repairs or restoration. The early