Partial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
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Photo by Tom Joyce
Not currently on view
Resources
Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998
Published ReferencesMcNaughton, Patrick. Mande Blacksmiths: Knowledge, Power and Art in West Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988
Opitz, Charles J. Odd and Curious Money: Descriptions and Value. Ocala: First Impressions Printing, 1991 p.44
Cline, Walter. Mining and Metallurgy in Negro Africa. Menasha: George Bauta Publishing Company, 1937
de Menil, Dominique, ed. Made of Iron. Houston: University of St. Thomas Art Department, 1966 p. 180-181
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