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Hoe Currency
Hoe Currency
Hoe Currency
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAfrica

Hoe Currency

NameHoe Currency
Date19th/20th century
Place madeGayum Village, Plateau State, Nigeria, Africa
Mediumiron
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/8 in. (13.335 x 6.985 x 0.9525 cm)
Credit LineInternational Folk Art Foundation/Tom Joyce
Object numberFA.2003.53.2
DescriptionElongated shovel shape with a wide slit at one end and short protrusion on other end.
Hoe Currency
19th/20th century
Hoe Currency
19th/20th century
Hoe Currency
19th/20th century
Hoe Currency
19th/20th century
Hoe Currency
19th/20th century
Wrought Iron Lock Bolt, 19th century, Spain.
Artist not recorded
19th century
Fugu
ca. 1980
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