Zemanek-Münster

Iron currency ·  Nigeria, Angas · ID: 3049032

sold EUR 250
Provenance
Peter Stoffers, Kiel, Germany
Size
H: 97 cm
B: 69 cm
H: 38.2 inch
B: 27.2 inch

Description

These heavy hand-forged iron plates in the shape of an oversized flat shovel served as ceremonial means of payment.

According to field report from 1967, they were said to have been used by the Angas as a gift for the father of the bride. “One iron money plus two goats for a wife, one iron money for a slave”.


The object Iron currency with the object ID 3049032 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 259 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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Comparing literature

Bartolomucci, Adolfo, African Currency, Milan 2012, p. 58


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