Bundle of Iron 'Penny' Currency

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Long, thin, forged iron bars flattened on one end to represents a fish's tail and with a cross piece on the other end to represent a bird's wing

Long, thin, forged iron bars flattened on one end to represents a fish's tail and with a cross piece on the other end to represent a bird's wing

Name/Title

Bundle of Iron 'Penny' Currency

Entry/Object ID

2019.Br.128

Description

Long, thin, forged iron bars flattened on one end to represents a fish's tail and with a cross piece on the other end to represent a bird's wing

Use

Currency

Context

Commerce

Collection

Dr. E.D.(Butch) & Judy Brodie African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Kissi People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Guinea

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Guinea

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Kissi People

Material

Forged iron