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Object Number
2000.29.36.1
Display Title
Currency, coil form
Descriptions
Object Description
Coil currency; broken into two pieces; this is the larger piece
Inventory Description
Currency, coiled iron ring, dome-shaped knob on one end
Classification
- Currency
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Igbo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 9 x 9 cm (6 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.29.36.1
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000.29.36.2 | Currency, coil form |
Currency
|
Nigeria
| |
| 2000.29.52 | Currency, large coil form |
Exchange medium
|
Cameroon
| |
| 2000.29.33 | Currency, bell form |
Currency
|
Africa
| |
| 987-29-50/12096 | Iron bridewealth currency |
Currency
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 2000.29.51 | Currency, small coil form |
Exchange medium
|
Cameroon
| |
| 56-52-50/9842 | Piece of currency - iron |
Currency
|
Liberia
| |
| 2000.29.37 | Currency, cuff form |
Currency
|
Chad?
| |
| 988-18-50/12522 | Iron currency, "Kissi penny" |
Currency
|
Sierra Leone
Guinea Liberia | |
| 988-18-50/12433 | Iron currency, "Kissi penny" |
Currency
|
Liberia
Guinea Sierra Leone | |
| 2000.29.38 | Currency |
Currency
|
Nigeria
| |
| 2000.29.50 | Currency, blade form |
Exchange medium
|
Africa
| |
| 2000.29.54 | Currency, manilla |
Currency
|
Mali
Nigeria |