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Fulani Currency
Located in Dallas, TX
Nigerian currency crafted by the Fulani tribe. Outlawed in the 19th century by Colonel Phelps. The
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
African Harvest Currency, Nigerian
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century harvest African currency is from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. It looks something
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Gong Currency, Chamba, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Chamba, Nigeria, Africa
Iron
Early 20th century
14.5 x 7 in. / 37 x 18 cm
Height on custom
Category
20th Century Nigerian Other Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Rain Making Currency, Mumuye, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mumuye, Nigeria
Iron
22.75 x 5 in. / 28 x 13 cm
Height on custom display stand: 24.5 in. / 62 cm
Category
20th Century Nigerian Other Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Afo Bridal-Currency from Nigeria
Located in Stamford, CT
The Afo Bridal Currency was used in Nigeria until the early 1940s. This is also known as a
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Nigerian Afo Hoe Currency, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many pre-colonial regions of Africa, iron was so valuable that tools often doubled as currencies
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Large Curved Hoe Currency, Angas, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Extra Large Curved Hoe Currency
Angas, Nigeria
Early 20th century
Iron
25.25 x 17.5 in. / 64 x 44
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Other Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Large Curved Hoe Currency, Angas, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Extra Large Curved Hoe Currency
Angas, Nigeria
Early 20th century
Iron
20.5 x 16 in. / 52 x 41 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Other Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Extra Large Curved Hoe Currency, Angas, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Extra Large Curved Hoe currency
Angas, Nigeria
Early 20th century
Iron
Measures: 29.5 x 20.5
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Other Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century Nigerian Iron Shield/Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 19th century Nigerian Shield/Currency. Actual currency from Nigeria used to buy livestock
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Nigerian Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Tribal Currency, Chamba People, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Forged iron currency, Chamba people, Northeastern Nigeria
A piece of traditional currency used for
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
19th Century African Iron Currency Mfunte Mfumte Nigeria Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The price is for an individual currency and includes a stand.
The custom stands can display the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
African Currency of the AFO People from Nigeria on a Metal Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful, museum quality display stand of a late 19th century Hoe or Shovel currency. Four
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
Tribal iron currency sculpture
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A fine example of a early 20th century iron currency from the Afo tribe in Nigeria. Also called a
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Incised Copper Currency Anklet
Located in Chicago, IL
Time-honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper, Steel
20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
This fascinating piece is an example of shovel currency, formerly used among the peoples of
Category
Antique Early 1900s Nigerian Rustic Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Senufo Copper Reeds Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Mounted 19th Century Afo Iron Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 19th century Afo culture wrought iron spade currency piece mounted on custom steel
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Grouping of 5 Manillas, Okpoho, Nigeria, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
finial terminations. They were used as a currency in West African countries from the 15th up to the late
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze, Brass, Copper
Collection of Four 19th Century African Tribal Currency's
Located in Mjöhult, SE
. Idoma, Iron currency from Nigeria that spread along the southern basin of the Benue River. The surface
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
African Incised Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Time honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
African Tribal Art Igbo or Igala Cast Bronze Bell, West Africa, Nigeria
Located in Miami, FL
communication, as portable instruments for conveying important messages, and as a form or currency.
Bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Primitive Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Pair of African Iron Bandaka Hoe Currency, Mounted on Custom Steel Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
2 African iron Bandaka hoe currency, Mabila and Chamba Peoples, Nigeria and Cameroon.
The iron
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
H 1.38 in W 3.27 in D 3 in
Bronze Currency Bangle/Manilla, Oromo People, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, 19th C.
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bangle / Manilla with a fixed opening. Minimalist, simple design work
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Beri People, Sudan, 19th Century - No 2
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early to mid-19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in circle form. Intricate graphical
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sudanese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Beri People, Sudan, 19th Century - No 1
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early to mid-19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in circle form. Intricate graphical
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sudanese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three West African Manilla Currency Pieces on a Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This captivating set of three 19th century West African bronze currency manillas, elegantly
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 4
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
H 1.07 in W 3.15 in D 2.92 in
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 5
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
H 0.87 in W 2.92 in D 2.84 in
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 3
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
H 0.79 in W 3.15 in D 2.76 in
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 2
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
H 0.79 in W 3.55 in D 2.8 in
Solid Brass Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Gurma People, Burkina Faso, Early 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early 20th-century brass currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Hand
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
H 0.6 in W 2.96 in D 3.35 in
African Coin Bracelet in Bronze - lost wax - Africa 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana.
These bronze bracelets were a symbol of wealth and were also used as currency
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Bronze
Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
, such as gold dust.
Gold dust used to be used as currency by the Asante People.
Each pot is individually
Category
Vintage 1940s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Gold Dust Pot - Kuduo, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s
By Akan Ashanti
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
People to store valuable possessions, such as gold dust.
Gold dust used to be used as currency by the
Category
Vintage 1940s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Kirdi Bird Iron Currency Staff Nigeria Early 20th Century West African Tribe Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Forged iron currency object or staff in the form of a stylized fancy crested bird, from the Kirdi
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 23 in W 11 in D 0.25 in
19th Century Iron Currency on Stand
Located in Montecito, CA
Large-scale 19th century iron currency on stand; Nigeria; 18th century. Fabulous piece of sculpture.
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Matched Pair of Mumuye Forged Iron Currencies / Spoons
Located in Southhampton, NY
This is a matched pair of forged iron currencies from the Mumuye Tribe of Nigeria. The currency is
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
rare African currency in the shape of a spade or hoe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
blacksmith's craft were revered and traded as currency. Nigerian. 19th century, price for the pair
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Two Yoruba Tribe twin Figures with Cowrie Cloaks, Nigeria
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Two well-loved Yoruba twin figures "ibeji" with cloaks made of cowrie shells on cloth, Nigeria
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Twin Figures with Cowrie Cloaks, Nigeria, Africa, Early 20th Century
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Two twin figures "ibeji", wearing cloaks covered with cowrie shells, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
16 Yaruba Tribal Currency Gongs on Hoop, Ex Seward Kennedy Collection
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
An excellent and unusual early 20th century tribal currency item that has 16 individual gongs on a
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Nigerian Currency
Located in New York, NY
19th C. Nigerian copper currency in the shape of a shield
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
Nigerian African Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
Nigerian African currency. Used for trading purposes.
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
Nigerian Double Gong Iron Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
multiple purposes. It was a ceremonial instrument, status symbol, and traded as currency. Incorporating a
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
20th Century African Currency from Nigeria
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century African currency from Nigeria. Gorgeous dark patina and chevron detail in the metal
Category
20th Century Nigerian Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Igbo, Coiled Bracelet Currency from Nigeria
Located in Dallas, TX
currency by the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. Verdi green patina. Large bracelet - $2450. Smaller bracelet - $2250
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Nigerian King Manilla Currency Piece on Custom Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Nigerian cast copper King Manilla currency piece with an incredible patina, mounted
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Large African Igbo Coiled Copper Manilla Currency, Early 20th Century, Nigeria
Located in Austin, TX
century, Igbo People, Nigeria.
The striking manilla currency crafted of heavy copper forged into a
Category
Vintage 1930s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze, Copper
H 4 in W 13.5 in D 4.5 in
Large Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Copper Wire Currency, Chamba, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large late 19th-early 20th century tribal copper wire currency, Chamba, Nigeria
This exuberant
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
H 16 in W 10 in D 3 in
Early 20th Century Tribal Iron Currency from the Idoma of Nigeria, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Zena Kruzick
Early 20th century tribal iron currency from the Idoma of Nigeria, Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Bronze Currency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18-19th c. coiled bronze currency used in important transactions by the Igbo tribe in Nigeria
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Kirdi Bird Crest Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
-use currency. The exotic bird's head design of this iron staff currency calls to mind flocks common to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Afo Wrought Iron Hoe Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
A large wrought iron hoe currency piece from the Afo people of Nigeria on a custom mount.
Category
20th Century Nigerian Primitives
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of Three Idoma Currency Pieces
Located in Chicago, IL
People of Nigeria as a form of currency. Forged from iron and hammered with horizontal markings to
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Yoruba Style Currency Neck Torque
Located in Chicago, IL
found principally in Nigeria and Benin. The piece dates to the mid-20th century. Metal mounting is
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
Yoruba Currency Torque on Metal Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Nigeria and Benin, 20th century.
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects
20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
This fascinating piece is an example of shovel currency, formerly used among the peoples of
Category
Antique Early 1900s Nigerian Rustic Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Pair of Igbo Tribe West African Manilla Currencies on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of African manilla trade currencies from the Igbo People of Central Nigeria, West Africa
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron, Copper
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