Owner: HWMC
Catalog#: AF-IDST-239-14
Rattle Adornments
Yoruba Bilobed Anklets
Nigeria
Yoruba
Metal
Early-Mid 20th Century
Width: 9.25 inches
Idiophone – Struck Indirectly – Shaken -Rattle Adornment
This is a pair of bilobed anklet dance rattles that were hand forged in iron by the Yoruba metalworkers of Nigeria. These anklets were both worn in dancing and used as trade currency.