Copper Currency, (Manilla)
Date18th - 19th century
Object number2007.160
Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce
Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998Published ReferencesOpitz, Charles P. An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money. Ocala, Florida: First Impressions Printing Inc., 2000 p. 210-213
Tibbles, Anthony. Transatlantic Slavery: Against Human Dignity. London: National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, 1994 p.139
Quiggin, A. Hingston. Survey of Primitive Money, Ocala: First Impressions Printing, 1992 p. 89-91
Johansson, Sven-Olof. Nigerian Currencies: Manillas, Cowries and Others. Sweden: Author's Copyright, 1967 p.11-22Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions2 3/4 x 3 x 1 in. (7 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm)
MediumCopper alloy
Theodora Harrison
1934 or 1935
Object number: 2013.6.7
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