Blade Currency ('Liganda')

Object/Artifact

UTA Fine Art Collections

Blade Currency

Forged triangular iron blade in spearhead form

Name/Title

Blade Currency ('Liganda')

Entry/Object ID

2019.Br.56

Description

Forged triangular iron blade in spearhead form

Use

Ceremonial

Collection

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Turumbu People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1900

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Democratic Republic of Congo

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Turumbu People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Metal work, Currency

Search Terms

Metal, sculpture, bride, weapon, ceremony

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Currancy

Material

Forged iron