Currency
30-35-6
From: Sierra Leone
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 30-35-6 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Guisi |
Provenience | Sierra Leone |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron |
Description | Long, narrow piece of metal twisted. The length of the "penny" indicates the distance from Kailihoon. The longer ones originate near by while the shorter ones come from more remote places and are used in French Guinea and Northern Liberia and Sierra Leone. |
Length | 43 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from J. L. Buck, 1930 |
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