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Object Number
2000.29.103
Display Title
"Anchor" currency
Descriptions
Object Description
"Anchor" currency
Inventory Description
Anchor currency, flat iron, arrow shape
Classification
- Exchange medium
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwele
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo?
Africa / Gabon?
Africa / Gabon?
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 49 x 39 x 2.6 cm (19 5/16 x 15 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.29.103
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD and Jane Hughes
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(12/10/00)
Donor
Jane Hughes
(12/10/2000)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(12/10/00)
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