Liganda ("Spear Currency")
Date19th/20th Century
Place madeDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumIron
DimensionsOverall: 53 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 1/2 in. (135.89 x 23.495 x 1.27 cm)
ClassificationsExchange Medium
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAFCollection, gift of Tom Joyce, FA.2001.57.39
Object numberFA.2001.57.39
DescriptionSword like with point on one end and flared handle with knob. Rows of grooved chiseling on 1/2 of each side.On View
Not on view
ca. 1965
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
19th Century
ca. 1900
