Hoe Currency

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Hoe Currency: Large spade-like forged iron form.

Hoe Currency

Large spade-like forged iron form.

Name/Title

Hoe Currency

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.113

Description

Large spade-like forged iron form.

Use

Ceremonial

Context

Referred to as a ceremonial hoe, used as a customary gift to a bride’s father; a symbol of wealth

Collection

Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Afo (Eloyi)

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Time Period

18th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Afo people

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Currency

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Currency

Dimensions

Height

31 in

Width

22-1/2 in

Depth

1 in

Material

Forged iron