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Kwele Currency 07.05.066

Kwele Currency07.05.066

Origin West and Central Africa | GABON | Kwele, Djem

Material

Iron

Qualities

Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
High aesthetic value

Dimensions Height: 500 mm without stand, 570 mm incl. stand
Width: 415 mm Weight: 1.120 kg (with stand)

485.00 CHF

without stand

Highly decorative form of an anchor shaped currency, with two wings terminated at their end with a piece perpendicular to the currency's plan. The piece was stamped out of an iron sheet. The were introduced as money by the N'Goko Sangha Company early 20th Century to buy rubber and ivory. On of the ears has the end broken.