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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
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Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

Fulani Currency
Fulani Currency

Fulani Currency

H 33 in W 5.5 in D 5 in
African Currency, Thoung Knife
Located in Dallas, TX
, most evolved into "pure" currency, deliberately unusable except as objects recognized, prized and
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Tribal Tribal Art

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Metal

African Currency, Thoung Knife
African Currency, Thoung Knife

African Currency, Thoung Knife

H 23 in W 5 in D 5 in
Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 20th century copper African currency. Set on a modern black stand 5" x 5". Andrianna
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2010s Congolese Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Copper

Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand
Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand

Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand

H 17 in W 10 in D 6 in
"Currency" Iron 100 years old, Mounted on steel stand
Located in Hudson, NY
. organic, home, fine art, sculpture, design, forest, traditional handcrafts, modern primitive, metal, steel
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Currency" Iron 100 years old, Mounted on steel stand
"Currency" Iron 100 years old, Mounted on steel stand

Tucker Robbins
"Currency" Iron 100 years old, Mounted on steel stand, Unknown

H 27.5 in W 10 in
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
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Antique 19th Century Nigerian Primitive Tribal Art

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Bronze

African Tribal Art Igbo or Igala Cast Bronze Bell, West Africa, Nigeria
African Tribal Art Igbo or Igala Cast Bronze Bell, West Africa, Nigeria

African Tribal Art Igbo or Igala Cast Bronze Bell, West Africa, Nigeria

H 8 in W 4.25 in D 4.25 in

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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons

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Antique 19th Century African Other Primitives

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20th Century Nigerian Primitives

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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture
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Located in New York, NY
20th-century African currency Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design™
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Early 20th Century Primitive Abstract Sculptures

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Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture

Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture

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Early 20th Century Tribal Shell Currency Ring from Papua New Guinea

Early 20th Century Tribal Shell Currency Ring from Papua New Guinea

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Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture

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Moth Form African Currency

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