Currency Hoe

19th - 20th century

Bamileke

Cameroon

Iron

18 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 3/4 in. (47 x 34.3 x 1.9 cm)

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

2007.224

Photo by Tom Joyce

Not currently on view

Resources

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

Published ReferencesBallarini, Roberto. Ferri e Monete dell'Africa Equartoriale. Milan: Galleria Africa Curio, 1998

Quiggin, A. Hingston. Survey of Primitive Money, Ocala: First Impressions Printing. 1992

Johansson, Sven-Olof. Nigerian Currencies: Manillas, Cowries and Others. Sweden: Author's Copyright, 1967 p.36-42

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