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

Hoe Currency

NameHoe Currency
Date19th/20th century
Place madeWuku Village, Plateau State, Nigeria, Africa
MediumIron
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (24.13 x 13.335 x 11.43 cm)
Credit LineInternational Folk Art Foundation/Tom Joyce
Object numberFA.2003.53.5
DescriptionElongated shovel shape with a pointed ending with diagonal markings.
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
beads, rosary
Artist not recorded
ca 1960
Mask
1983
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