Currency Blade, (Mandjong, Mezong, Zong)
Date19th century
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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