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Iron currency, "Kissi penny"
Iron currency, "Kissi penny"
Object Number 988-18-50/12433
Display Title Iron currency, "Kissi penny"
Descriptions
Object Description Iron currency, "Kissi penny" consisting of a twisted center bar with flattened attached ends.
Inventory Description Iron rod, twisted, flattened oval one side, T-shaped other side
Classification
  • Currency
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kissi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Africa / Sierra Leone
Africa / Guinea
Materials Metal, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 30.3 x 3.8 x 0.4 cm (11 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 988-18-50/12433
Provenance
Provenance Le Vieu Oumar (10/87-8/88)
Collector Christopher B. Steiner (10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)
Donor Christopher B. Steiner (10/87-8/88 - 12/6/88)

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