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Object Number 35-31-50/1146
Display Title 4 pieces of iron spear head money (likon, sing.; makon, pl.)
Descriptions
Object Description Pieces of iron spear head money (likon, sing.; makon, pl.)
Inventory Description Spearpoints, ovate, curved, socketed end
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa
  • Basa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm (6 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 35-31-50/1146

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Bundle of l00 pieces of iron money - in old days use confined almost exclusively
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Currency
Cameroon
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Spear
Cameroon
Ivory bracelet, ikosa (sing.), makosa (pl.)
30-32-50/B4523.1 Ivory bracelet, ikosa (sing.), makosa (pl.)
Bracelet
Mwaya
Ivory bracelet, ikosa (sing.), makosa (pl.)
30-32-50/B4523 Ivory bracelet, ikosa (sing.), makosa (pl.)
Bracelet
Mwaya
Basket (ntet, sing.; mintet, pl.)
35-31-50/1129 Basket (ntet, sing.; mintet, pl.)
Basket
Cameroon
Iron spear head money
22-2-50/B3616.5 Iron spear head money
Currency
Cameroon
Iron spear head money
22-2-50/B3616.4 Iron spear head money
Currency
Cameroon
Iron spear head money
22-2-50/B3616.2 Iron spear head money
Currency
Cameroon
Iron spear head money
22-2-50/B3616.3 Iron spear head money
Currency
Cameroon
Iron spear head money
22-2-50/B3616.1 Iron spear head money
Currency
Cameroon
Iron spear head money
22-2-50/B3616 Iron spear head money
Tools
Cameroon
Basket (ntet, sing.; mintet, pl.)
35-31-50/1128 Basket (ntet, sing.; mintet, pl.)
Basket
Raw Material
Cameroon