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

Hoe Currency

NameHoe Currency
CultureChamba
Date19th/20th century
Place madeChamba, Nigeria/Cameroon, Africa
Mediumiron
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (16.51 x 8.255 cm, 0.0635 cm)
Credit LineInternational Folk Art Foundation/Tom Joyce
Object numberFA.2003.53.4
DescriptionRounded shovel shape with an extension ending in two curl shapes in opposite directions. Diagonal markings on the "handle".
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
Ch'uspa
Artist not recorded
Early to 3rd quarter 20th century
Print, Untitled
John Paul Granillo
2018
Dhyangro handle
Artist not recorded
Mid-20th century
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Artist not recorded
1990s
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