Iron currency · Nigeria, Angas · ID: 3049032
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Peter Stoffers, Kiel, GermanySize
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”.
Comparing literature
Bartolomucci, Adolfo, African Currency, Milan 2012, p. 58