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Photo by Tom Joyce
Currency Hoe
Photo by Tom Joyce

Currency Hoe

Date19th Century
Culture of Origin Mfumte/Mambila
Object number2007.227
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 ReferencesBallarini, Roberto, Ferri e Monete dell'Africa Equartoriale. Milan: Galleria Africa Curio, 1998
Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions27 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (69.9 x 26.7 x 3.2 cm)
MediumIron
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