Currency Blade, (Mandjong, Mezong, Zong)
Date19th century
Culture of Origin
Kwele
Maker
Republic of the Congo
Maker
Gabonese
Object number2007.204
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 ReferencesGuyer, Jane. Money Matters, Portsmouth New Hampshire: Hineman, 1997 p. 77
Westerdijk, Peter, Symbols of Wealth: Abstractions in African Metalwork. New York: Artist Press, 1988 no.8
Puccinelli, Lydia. Artistry of African Currency. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution/National Museum of African Art, 2000 p.9
Joyce, Tom. Life Force at the Anvil: the Blacksmith's Art from Africa. Asheville, North Carolina: Biltmore Press, 1998 p. 23
Lohse, Wulf and Huberte Goote. Other People's Money. Zug, Switzerland: Huberte Goote Gallery, 1995 p. 32
de Menil, Dominique, ed. Made of Iron. Houston: University of St. Thomas Art Department, 1966 p, 178Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions19 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 1 in. (45.1 x 40 x 2.5 cm)
MediumIron
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