Hammer Currency, (Ensuba)
Date19th century
Culture of Origin
Bafia
Maker
Cameroon
Object number2007.232
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 ReferencesMcNaughton, Patrick. Mande Blacksmiths: Knowledge, Power and Art in West Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988
Opitz, Charles J. Odd and Curious Money: Descriptions and Value. Ocala: First Impressions Printing, 1991 p.44
Cline, Walter. Mining and Metallurgy in Negro Africa. Menasha: George Bauta Publishing Company, 1937
de Menil, Dominique, ed. Made of Iron. Houston: University of St. Thomas Art Department, 1966 p. 180-181Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions15 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (38.1 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
MediumIron
Lokele/Turumba/Topoke
19th-20th century
Object number: 2007.208
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