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Copper Currency, (Handa)
Photo by Tom Joyce

Copper Currency, (Handa)

Date19th - 20th century
Object number2007.177
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 ReferencesChesi, Gert and Daphne Schlorhaufer, Afrika, Asien: Kunst und Ritualobjekte, Innsbruck: Haymon, [1997] p. 91 Quiggin, A. Hingston. Survey of Primitive Money, Ocala: First Impressions Printing, 1992 p. 103 de Heusch, Luc, ed. Objects: Signs of Africa. Ghent, Belgium: Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1996 p.133-195 Opitz, Charles J. Odd and Curious Money: Descriptions and Values. Ocala: First Impressions Printing, 1991 p. 134 - 145 Lohse, Wulf and Huberte Goote. Other People's Money. Zug, Switzerland: Huberte Goote Gallery, 1995 p. 21
Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions11 x 11 x 1/4 in. (27.9 x 27.9 x 0.6 cm)
MediumCopper alloy
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