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Pelt form currency Mfunte / Mambila 07.03.381

Some autos (Opitz2000) classify them as double hoe currency, while others see the form as an animal skin put to dry on its frame. (Ginzberg2000).

While Mfunte, Mbem and Yamba used them they were forged by the Kwanjas, a tribe of blacksmith.

  • Ref.:07.03.381
  • Size:Height: 700 mm
    Width: 270 mm
  • Weight:2.3 kg (without stand)

Category

  • North Eastern Nigeria & Cameroon 07.03West-, Central- & North Africa 29.01
  • AFRICAN TRIBAL CURRENCIES 07REGIONAL GALLERIES 29

Origin

  • West and Central Africa
  • CAMEROONNIGERIA
  • MfuteKwanjaBasongoToma

Material

  • MetalIron

Quality

  • High aesthetic valueCollectible (fine or rare example of an object)

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