Currency Blade, (Liganda doa, Dihunga)
Date19th-20th century
Object number2007.208
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 ReferencesMarc, Alexander, ed. African Art: The World bank Collection, Virginia: Master Print, 1998 p. 33, 72, 73
Vogel, Susan M. ed. ART/artifact. New York: The Center for African Art, 1988 p. 170
Ballarini, Roberto, trans. Pamela Knight. Black African's Traditional arms. Milano: Africa Curio, S.A.S., 1992 p. 41, 107
Schaedler, Karl-Ferdinanc. Weaving in Africa South of the Sahara. Munich: Panterra Verlag, 1987 p. 225
Lohse, Wulf and Huberte Goote. Other People's Money. Zug, Switzerland: Huberte Goote Gallery, 1995 p. 14Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions67 x 13 1/8 x 3/4 in. (170.2 x 33.3 x 1.9 cm)
MediumIron
Object number: 2007.207