Copper Currency
Date19th - 20th century
Culture of Origin
Ngelima
Object number2007.167
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. Pamela Knight, Black Africa's Traditional arms, Milano: Africa Curio, S.A.S., 1992
Lohse, Wulf and Huberte Goote. Other People's Money. Zug, Switzerland: Huberte Goote Gallery, 1995 p.34
Optiz, Charles P. An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money. Ocala Florida: First Impressions Printing Inc., 2000 p.315Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions38 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (97.8 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm)
MediumCopper alloy
Bankutu/Bushango/Nkutu/Nkutshu
19th - 20th century
Object number: 2007.166
Lokele/Turumba/Topoke
19th-20th century
Object number: 2007.208
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