Currency Tool
Tschokwe · Angola
Reference: MND-30
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- Material
- Wood, iron
Carding tool used as barter currency until well advanced century XX. The mango, decorated with a head, looks after the iron tool, something frequent in this…
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Full original description
Carding tool used as barter currency until well advanced century XX. The mango, decorated with a head, looks after the iron tool, something frequent in this type of tools, since the handles, more fragile, could be changed.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Iron: first third of the century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Angola. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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