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Object Number 2000.29.115
Display Title Currency, leg wire
Descriptions
Object Description Currency, leg wire form, two coils
Inventory Description Currency, leg wire, three-spiral rod, open ended
Classification
  • Exchange medium
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, eastern
Materials Brass, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 14.9 x 14.3 cm (1 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.29.115
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD and Jane Hughes
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (12/10/00)
Donor Jane Hughes (12/10/2000)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (12/10/00)

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