Teresa R. Kemp
The Hebrew alphabet on a Benin Bronze Bracelet in my West African artifact collection. Day before yesterday in Tulsa OK at a book signing in front of Elenore's Bookstore an eleven year old boy showed me a Hebrew on a bracelet I have owned for decades. It has been viewed and examined by thousands of people. No one ever saw it !
"It is a Taf", the child's father agreed. I was over joyed and amazed. This is a mystery in my life and one I plan to solve. Join me in the effort. They read 10 more alphabets on a raffia textile from Ghana I had on the table under the bracelet!
He said he and his 6 yr. old brother knew the alphabets because they were Jewish and attended the Hebrew school (Mizel Jewish Community Day School) in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Benin Bronze was done with the lost-wax-process. (originally done in East Africa) The bronze pieces were stolen from the Oba of Benin's compound in 1897 by a British war expedition. They have been sold worldwide for centuries.
"It is a Taf", the child's father agreed. I was over joyed and amazed. This is a mystery in my life and one I plan to solve. Join me in the effort. They read 10 more alphabets on a raffia textile from Ghana I had on the table under the bracelet!
He said he and his 6 yr. old brother knew the alphabets because they were Jewish and attended the Hebrew school (Mizel Jewish Community Day School) in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Benin Bronze was done with the lost-wax-process. (originally done in East Africa) The bronze pieces were stolen from the Oba of Benin's compound in 1897 by a British war expedition. They have been sold worldwide for centuries.
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