Benin Bangle - Round (38.02) Police Van Each begins as a woven

Each begins as a woven square and is worked into an almost perfect circle — a form still used to winnow grain today

Some are made from carefully stripped roots of local trees

Easy to care for and can grow up to 2m long inside the home

A handwoven Kuba cloth from the Democratic Republic of Congo

characterful and entirely handmade

Benin Bangle - Round (38.02) Police Van Each begins as a wovenMany forms of wax cast bangles and anklets are found all over West Africa. They were used as a form of currency and to provide status to the wearer. Their value lay in the metal itself, and in the amount or ornamentation. They were forged onto a bride's arm as part of her wedding dowry. Copper 10cmD comes with stand