The Currency

A Pair of Copper Currencies: “Katanga Crosses” Central African Copper Belt (DR Congo, Zambia or Zimbabwe) Cast copper, archaeological patina Size each: 12” high x 5” wide x 1/2” dee...

Jenna Lash specializes in global currency featuring animals, portraiture in a neo pointillist style The General Notes: Hexaptych Price: $4800 Size: 48" x 48" Mediu...

A fine example of a early 20th century iron currency from the Afo tribe in Nigeria. Also called a hoe currency the abstract shape refers to the blade of a hoe as to symbolise the con...

Their ability to shape bronze and other precious metals into currency and status symbols made them valuable members of the powerful tribe.

This 19th century harvest African currency is from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. It looks something like an animal and reminds of a crocodile.

Hoe-Shaped Currency "Mbili Ngbaka," Ngbaka, D.R. Congo 20th century Iron, accumulation 16 x 7 in. / 41 x 18 cm Height on custom display stand: 18.25 in. / 46 cm This interesting typ...

This rare 18th-century Ngelima bronze currency manilla is a stunning artifact, weighing an impressive 20 pounds of solid bronze.

For the Mbole, currency transcended mere monetary value; it symbolized social relationships, status, and cultural identity.

These serpent shaped currencies are made of iron, have a lovely patina and are each presented upon a custom black iron stand.  

This currency sword, like most African trade currency items, was used as a way to transfer wealth for the purpose of buying land or animals but is most often associated with the sign...

The Afo Bridal Currency was used in Nigeria until the early 1940s.

This sculptural African bronze currency piece forms a powerful circular silhouette, crowned by two elongated, crossing points that meet like a ritual gesture.

An early 20th century antique African tribal leg band (ankle bracelet), These leg bands were both currency and status symbols for the Mongo tribe of northwest Congo.

We had a strong set of cards to play with that cold morning, but I needed to prioritise the conveyance of a sense of place without losing the currency of having such powerful props. ...

Pair of large copper ankle bracelets, used as currency, Mbole People, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Extra Large Curved Hoe Currency Angas, Nigeria Early 20th century Iron 25.25 x 17.5 in. / 64 x 44 cm Height on custom display stand: 29.75 in. / 76 cm Weight: 12.8 pounds / 5.8 kg C...

In Africa, currency evolved in a different way to conventional money.

Wonderful spear form currency with spiral loops below the spear head festooned with three 'bells' on each side.

We had a strong set of cards to play with that cold morning, but I needed to prioritise the conveyance of a sense of place without losing the currency of having such powerful props. ...

Extra Large Curved Hoe currency Angas, Nigeria Early 20th century Iron Measures: 29.5 x 20.5 in. / 75 x 52 cm Height on custom display stand: 33.25 in. / 84 cm Weight: 20.6 p...

The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic version.

African Art African Currency bronze 8.75w x 8.75h x 5d in 12.75h x 8.75w x 5d in (on stand) AFR174

Three African iron currency blades or swords currency from the Topoke peoples from the Democratic Republic of Congo which are nicely presented upon a custom metal stand.

These serpent shaped currencies are made of iron, have a lovely patina and are each presented upon a custom black iron stand.             

The ultimate expression of skill in this type of currency is thinness. The artist risks everything by going too far.

The ultimate expression of skill in this type of currency is thinness. The artist risks everything by going too far.

The hoe currency is among the most architecturally compelling of these objects.

A collection of assignats, the paper currency that the revolutionary government attempted to introduce to compensate for the lack of metallic currency and to meet the war effort agai...

African Art African Currency bronze 8.50h x 8.50w x 5d in 12.50h x 8.50w x 5d in (on stand) AFR166

This is a pair of African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo Meno peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) which are nicely presented upon cu...

The price is for an individual currency and includes the custom made stand. The shape of a Mfunte currency has a seemingly simple yet complex design.

African Art African Currency bronze 7.50h x 7w x 2d in 11.75h x 7w x 3d in (on stand) AFR165

Hand-painted portrait by Natasha Lelenco from her ongoing Currencies series, where symbolic economy, identity and social belonging converge through contemporary portraiture.

This finely cast African currency ring transforms the concept of wealth into a work of art.

This inverted monochrome Moldovan portrait by Natasha Lelenco, part of her ongoing Exchange Currencies series (I’m Sorry, I’m Not From Here), is an acrylic painting on a circular pin...

“Currency #201” is a circular mixed media portrait on wood featuring a surreal blue figure against a vibrant red background.

Max Ernst Systeme de monnaie solaire System of Solar Currency Histoire Naturelle Natural History Verlag Gerd Hatje Stuttgart Spies Leppien 222 collotype frottage Surrealism.

This monochrome portrait by Natasha Lelenco, part of her ongoing Exchange Currencies series (I’m Sorry, I’m Not From Here), is an acrylic painting on a circular pine wood panel (26 c...

2 African iron Bandaka hoe currency, Mabila and Chamba Peoples, Nigeria and Cameroon.

The circular format recalls the structure of currency while shifting its meaning toward symbolic exchange.

Circular portrait painting on wood panel with English text inscription exploring identity, language, and displacement. Currency #237 by Natasha Lelenco is a hand-painted acrylic por...

They were adorned with coin-shaped decorations along the lower sections of their lattice-like branches, the currency of the Han period. These coin motifs symbolized wealth and abunda...

The choice of Galician—a historically minoritized language—reinforces the work’s meditation on cultural persistence, endurance and voice within migratory contexts. In the Currencies ...

By April 1948, the municipal trade office had already grown to a team of 50 to 60 employees. Following the currency reform in 1948, we began to experience some initial challenges in ...

Painted in acrylic on treated pine wood (26 cm diameter, 2 cm thickness), Currency #254 combines figurative precision with conceptual strength.

A very similar blue Lacquered desk by the same maker Pierre Migeon is shown in the 7th photo provided and is in the same form and style with similar chinoiserie decorations and was s...

This artwork belongs to Natasha Lelenco’s ongoing Currencies series, a body of work that examines migration, identity and social value through the visual language of coins, medals an...

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

What started as a random departure into typography has now become a revelation on the currency of language, easily dispersed but adds lightness and value to any interaction.

This artwork belongs to Natasha Lelenco’s ongoing Currencies series, a body of work that investigates identity, migration and systems of value through the visual language of coins, m...