African Sandal Necklace

This African Sandal Necklace has a tribal pendant that is based on the brass weights used for weighing gold dust in West Africa.

Based on a piece from a collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art.

• Materials: Clay, Faux Leather, Pewter (lacquered to preserve the finish)
• Approximate Measurements:  The cord is 28" long with an adjustable closure. The pendant is 1.75" long.
• Museum Reproduction
• Made in the USA

Often identified with the Asante peoples, brass weights for measuring gold dust were used throughout Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. Each party to a trade would check the gold using their own weights, that would be both practical and prestige objects. Pendants featuring weights such as sandals are copied from brass weights from measuring gold dust, now in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art.