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Photo by Tom Joyce
Currency Bar, (Dubil)
Photo by Tom Joyce

Currency Bar, (Dubil)

Date19th - early 20th century
Object number2007.179
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 Joyce, Tom. Life Force at the Anvil: The Blacksmith's Art From Africa. Asheville, North Carolina: Biltmore Press, 1998 p.22 Kruger, Coleen. Pride of Men. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heineman, 1999 Eyo, Ekpo. Nigeria and the Evolution of Money. Lagos, Nigeria: The Central Bank of Nigeria in association with The Federal Department of Antiquities, 1979 p.54
Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions12 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (31.8 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm)
MediumIron
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ca. 1765
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ca. 1919
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Japanese
ca. 1800
Object number: 91.150
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ca. 1765
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