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Object Number
37-32-50/2530
Display Title
Bundle of l00 pieces of iron money - in old days use confined almost exclusively
Descriptions
Object Description
Bundle of l00 pieces of iron money - in old days use confined almost exclusively to paying for women
Inventory Description
Currency, flat iron bars, cut, tapered to point on one end, fiber tie
Classification
- Currency
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 7 x 7 cm (6 11/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
One bundle
Label on object
37-32-50/2530
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PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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| 37-32-50/2530.2 | Iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-32-50/2530.3 | Iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-32-50/2530.1 | Iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 20-30-50/B2479 | Axes of stone - worked almost exclusively on convex face |
Axe
|
Taschengit
| |
| 35-31-50/1270 | Iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 18-21-50/B2083 | Native iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 26-1-50/B4273 | Native money forged from native iron |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-98-70/810 | Chain girdle worn over 37-98-70/806 by chief's wife on feast days |
Necklace
|
Soliga
| |
| 37-98-70/651 | White beaded shoulder ornament - worn by chief's wives on feast days |
Ornament
|
Nias Island
| |
| 37-32-50/2398 | Piece of iron money |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 37-126-50/3272.1 | 5 pointed iron blades fastened between 2 sticks - imitation of old "iron money" |
Currency
|
Cameroon
| |
| 48-40-30/6998 | Basket with cover called longo, in old days made by menbers of either + |
Basket
|
Chile
|