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Object Number
37-126-50/3272.1
Display Title
5 pointed iron blades fastened between 2 sticks - imitation of old "iron money"
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Currency, 5 metal blades held together in bark and fiber support
Classification
- Currency
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Cameroon, southern
Materials
Metal, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 31.7 x 3.1 x 0.9 cm (12 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
37-126-50/3272
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| 2004.24.30674 | Left: five pointed iron blades; imitation of "iron money"; Right: iron money |
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China
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| 31-50-60/D3823 | Imitation silver money |
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Szechuan Province
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| 35-31-50/1270 | Iron money |
Currency
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Cameroon
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Currency
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Cameroon
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| 26-1-50/B4273.4 | Native money forged from native iron |
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Cameroon
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| 22-2-50/B3616.5 | Iron spear head money |
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Cameroon
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| 22-2-50/B3616.4 | Iron spear head money |
Currency
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Cameroon
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| 22-2-50/B3616.2 | Iron spear head money |
Currency
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Cameroon
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| 22-2-50/B3616.3 | Iron spear head money |
Currency
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Cameroon
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| 26-1-50/B4273.2 | Native money forged from native iron |
Currency
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Cameroon
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