Necklace - Akan - Ghana - 2 bronze sautoirs, glass (No reserve price)

This necklace of Akan origin from Ghana includes two bronze sautoirs and glass beads, exemplifying the sophisticated metalworking and bead-making traditions of the Akan people. The Akan, one of West Africa's prominent ethnic groups, are known for their exquisite gold and bronze jewelry signifying wealth, status, and cultural identity. Sautoirs are long necklaces, often multi-stranded or with pendant elements, integrating polished glass beads for color and texture alongside metalwork. These adornments play a role in rites of passage, ceremonies, and everyday attire, reflecting artistic heritage and trade networks involving materials like glass beads historically brought through trans-Saharan routes.