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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

Materials

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

Materials

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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2010s Tribal Benches

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

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H 18 in W 90 in D 14 in
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So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles, tribal leaders would rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and concave rest gives these function...
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Andrianna Shamaris Cote D’ivoire Senufu Daybed, Bench or Coffee Table
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H 12 in W 77 in D 18 in
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
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Andrianna Shamaris Antique Wooden African Wabi Sabi Bench or Coffee Table
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20th Century African Tribal Benches

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Andrianna Shamaris Antique Wooden African Wabi Sabi Bench or Coffee Table

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H 13 in W 23 in D 63 in
Malian Chiwara female antelope headdress on a custom stand, c. 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A bold wood headdress of a female antelope, an iconic ritual figure in the Bamana society of Mali in West Africa. The Chiwara antelope is a ritual object worn as a headpiece during c...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Mounted Objects

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Malian Chiwara female antelope headdress on a custom stand, c. 1900
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Malian Chiwara female antelope headdress on a custom stand, c. 1900

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African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
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Early 20th Century Tribal Musical Instruments

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African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
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Mbole Copper Anklet Currency
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
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Antique 19th Century African Other Primitives

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Afo Wrought Iron Hoe Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
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20th Century Nigerian Primitives

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Afo Wrought Iron Hoe Currency

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Topoke Sword Currency
Located in London, GB
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

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Iron

Topoke Sword Currency
Topoke Sword Currency

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Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture
By Andrianna Shamaris
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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Metal, Copper

Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture
Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture

Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture

H 4.5 in Dm 8 in
Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
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Early 20th Century Primitive Figurative Sculptures

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Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand

Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand

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Early 20th Century Tribal Shell Currency Ring from Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Shell

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

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

H 10.75 in W 10.75 in D 0.5 in
17th Century French Money Changer Table
Located in Dallas, TX
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17th Century French Money Changer Table
17th Century French Money Changer Table

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Located in New York, NY
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Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture

Andrianna Shamaris African Currency Copper Sculpture

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Collection of 19th Century Bronze Ashanti Gold Weights, circa Pre-1894
Located in San Francisco, CA
age and use. Dimensions History When gold was the currency of choice on Africa’s West Coast
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Antique 19th Century Ghanaian Primitive Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Collection of 19th Century Bronze Ashanti Gold Weights, circa Pre-1894
Collection of 19th Century Bronze Ashanti Gold Weights, circa Pre-1894

Collection of 19th Century Bronze Ashanti Gold Weights, circa Pre-1894

H 2.75 in W 1.5 in D 1 in
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Hickory

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Turned Wooden Pedestal Table #5 in Hickory

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Medium Copper Katanga (Handa) on Stand.
Located in New York, NY
Medium Copper Katanga (Handa) on Stand. Used as Currency in the Congo Region of Central West Africa.
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Early 20th Century Primitives

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Copper

Medium Copper Katanga (Handa) on Stand.
Medium Copper Katanga (Handa) on Stand.

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Moth Form African Currency
Moth Form African Currency

Moth Form African Currency

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