Currency Hoe, Sabow Patanya

Object number2007.214

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

Dimensions5 1/2 x 6 x 6 in. (14 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)

MediumIron

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