Blade currency (liganda or ngbele)
Blade currency (liganda or ngbele)

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Blade currency (liganda or ngbele),

19th century

Lombo or Kele artist
1998-597

Information

Title
Blade currency (liganda or ngbele)
Dates

19th century

Medium
Iron
Dimensions
h. 165.7 cm., w. 38.4 cm., d. 2.0 cm. (65 1/4 x 15 1/8 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-597
Place Made

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai region

Culture
African, Kele
Type
metalwork, money
Materials
iron
Techniques
forging (metal forming)
Subject
trade, marriage

John B. Elliott, New York, NY by 1987; Princeton University Art Museum, 1998

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