Currency Blade

Object number2007.205

Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce

Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998

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

Dimensions15 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (39.4 x 17.1 x 8.9 cm)

MediumIron

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