DepartmentAfrica

Liganda ("Spear Currency")

NameSpear Currency

CultureTopoke

Date19th/20th Century

Place madeDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

MediumIron

DimensionsOverall: 53 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 1/2 in. (135.89 x 23.495 x 1.27 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAFCollection, gift of Tom Joyce, FA.2001.57.39

Object numberFA.2001.57.39

Collections

DescriptionSword like with point on one end and flared handle with knob. Rows of grooved chiseling on 1/2 of each side.

ca. 1965

Purchased 1976

Purchased ca. 1976

Purchased 1976

Alexander Girard

1960-1963

c. 1969

Artist not recorded

Dwayne Crocker

1/1/2000

Unknown, WPA Artist

1940's