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Photo by Tom Joyce
Copper Currency, (Boloko, Okanu)
Photo by Tom Joyce

Copper Currency, (Boloko, Okanu)

Date19th - 20th century
Culture of Origin Bankutu/Bushango/Nkutu/Nkutshu
Maker Democratic Republic of the Congo
Object number2007.166
Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce
Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998
Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions17 x 12 x 3 1/2 in. (43.2 x 30.5 x 8.9 cm)
MediumCopper alloy
Photo by Tom Joyce
Copper Currency, (Boloko, Okanu)
Bankutu/Bushango/Nkutu/Nkutshu
Object number: 2007.165
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Photo by Tom Joyce
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Photo by Tom Joyce
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Object number: 2019.2
Image Not Available for Set of two small coppers on a button cloth, Coppers or “tineh”
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