Currency Hoe, (Dupa)
Date19th century
Culture of Origin
Fang
Maker
Central African Republic
Object number2007.220
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 ReferencesOpitz, Charles P., An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money, Ocala, Florida: First Impressions Printing Inc., 2000 p. 168
Quiggin, A. Hingston. Survey of Primitive Money, Ocala: First Impressions Printing. 1992
Ballarini, Roberto. Ferri e Monete dell'Africa Equartoriale. Milan: Galleria Africa Curio, 1998 p. 17Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions15 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in. (38.7 x 12.1 x 0.6 cm)
MediumIron
St. James's of Charles Gouyn
ca. 1755
Object number: 2014.16.12
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