Lot n° 62
Estimation :
80 - 150
EUR
Primary Currency - Lot 62
Primary Currency
Mumuye, Nigeria
It is presented as a torque composed of a thick metal wire wound into a rope and terminated by two long-horned antelope heads.
"This object had value as currency during the pre-colonial period in Nigeria" in "The perfect Form: on the Track of African Tribal Currency", R Ballarini, Ed. Galleria Africa Curio, Milan, 2009.
page 154
Oxidized iron. 32 x 23 cm.
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