尼日利亞
編號 81702157
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尼日利亞
編號 81702157
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尼日利亞
Superb iron currency from Africa, Chamba / Mambila - Nigeria. XIX - XX Century.
It is a semi circular sheet divided into two zones and set on mismatched levels. The trunk can be wrapped up by a thin blade or by leather cladding. This piece of currency of forged iron resembles a stylized profile of a person : some specimen show a slightly jutting - nose, a ponytail tied up in a bun behind the neck, a stylized body which ends in an umbrella handle which is finished off with some ringlets. Two different sizes can be found: medium and giant. A series of these currency pieces was presented by Michel Huguenin in his Paris Gallery in 1997. we can see them in a photo published by a french magazine, Arts d'Afrique Noire nº103, autumn 1997, page 52.
Forged iron - Size: 97 X 30 X 2 cm / Weight: Aprox. 3 Kgs (For sale with stand).
Acquired from a Spanish private collection, R.O in the 80's.