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"Boloko" money
Object Number 2000.29.20
Display Title "Boloko" money
Descriptions
Object Description "Boloko" money; currency
Inventory Description Boloko money, curved iron u-shaped bar, two round disks at ends
Classification
  • Exchange medium
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kusu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 17.5 x 5 cm (13 x 6 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.29.20
Credit Line Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD and Jane Hughes
Provenance
Collector Mark S. Rapoport (12/10/00)
Donor Mark S. Rapoport (12/10/00)
Donor Jane Hughes (12/10/2000)

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