Copper Currency, (Onganda)

Date19th - 20th century

Culture of Origin Ngbaka

Culture of Origin Lobelle

Object number2007.163

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 ReferencesBallarini, Roberto, trans. Pamels Knight. Black Africa's Traditional arms. Milano: Africa Curio, S.A.S., 1992 p.117 Hurst, Norman and Anne D'Alleva. African Arts of War and Peace. Cambridge: Hurst Gallery, 1988 p.43 Van Geluwe, H. T. Paradijs and H. Nauts. De Mongo Cultuur: Bewoners Van Het Evenaarswoud in Zaire. Brussels: Gemeentekrediet, 1984. p. 49

Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn

Dimensions12 x 6 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (30.5 x 17.1 x 2.9 cm)

MediumCopper alloy