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Object Number
35-31-50/1270
Display Title
Iron money
Descriptions
Object Description
Iron money bundles
Inventory Description
Currency, iron bars, flat, cut, tapered to point, tied with fiber
Classification
- Currency
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Iron, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 11.8 x 3.9 x 3.7 cm (4 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
3 bundles
Label on object
35-31-50/1270
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-32-50/2530 | Bundle of l00 pieces of iron money - in old days use confined almost exclusively |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 26-1-50/B4273 | Native money forged from native iron |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-32-50/2530.3 | Iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-32-50/2530.1 | Iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 18-21-50/B2083 | Native iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-32-50/2530.2 | Iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 26-1-50/B4273.1 | Native money forged from native iron |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 26-1-50/B4273.2 | Native money forged from native iron |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 26-1-50/B4273.4 | Native money forged from native iron |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3616.5 | Iron spear head money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3616.4 | Iron spear head money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B3616.2 | Iron spear head money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
|