Currency Bar, (Tajere)

Date19th - 20th century

Culture of Origin Fulani

Culture of Origin Wurkun

Object number2007.185

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 p.332 Joyce, Tom. Life Force at the Anvil: The Blacksmith's Art From Africa. Asheville, North Carolina: Biltmore Press, 1998 p.22 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.52, 68 Quiggin, A. Hingston. Survey of Primitive Money, Ocala: First Impressions Printing, 1992 p.87 Ballarini, Roberto. Ferri e Monete dell'Africa Equatoriale. Milan: Galleria Africa Curio, 1998 p.2

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

Dimensions32 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (81.3 x 8.9 x 2.9 cm)

MediumIron