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Object Number 988-18-50/12428B
Display Title Manillas, four (a-d)
Descriptions
Object Description Manillas, four (European-made trade currency)
Inventory Description Circular iron cuff, flat ends
Classification
  • Currency
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 7.5 x 1 cm (2 3/4 x 2 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 988-18-50/12428B

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Manillas, four (a-d)
988-18-50/12428C Manillas, four (a-d)
Currency
Africa
Manillas, four (a-d)
988-18-50/12428A Manillas, four (a-d)
Currency
Africa
Manillas, four (a-d)
988-18-50/12428D Manillas, four (a-d)
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Exchange medium
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Exchange medium
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