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Traditional money

Everything from shells to salt functioned as a medium of exchange in Africa, but the use of metal was particularly widespread. Durable, relatively portable and easily measured, they could also be transformed into weapons, tools and ornaments that added to their value.
Akan goldweight - Ghana/Ivory Coast
Object: Akan goldweight - Ghana/Ivory Coast
Ethnic group: Akan
Origin: Ghana/Ivory Coast
Material: Brass
Akan goldweight - Ghana/Ivory Coast   1 x 'Akan goldweight - Ghana/Ivory Coast' order
 Price: 600,00 EUR
Akan goldweight - Sword with Scabbard - Ghana
Object: Akan goldweight - Sword with Scabbard - Ghana
Ethnic group: Akan
Origin: Ghana
Material: Brass
Akan goldweight - Sword with Scabbard - Ghana   1 x 'Akan goldweight - Sword with Scabbard - Ghana' order
 Price: 600,00 EUR
Gold dust container - Akan - Ghana
Object: Gold dust container - Akan - Ghana
Ethnic group: Akan
Origin: Ghana
Material: Copper alloy
Gold dust container - Akan - Ghana   1 x 'Gold dust container - Akan - Ghana' order
 Price: 325,00 EUR
Two iron currencies - Kul, Keul, Kemb - Sara, Massa, Ngam - Chad
Object: Two iron currencies - Kul, Keul, Kemb - Sara, Massa, Ngam - Chad
Ethnic group: Sara, Massa, Ngam
Origin: Chad
Material: Iron
Two iron currencies - Kul, Keul, Kemb - Sara, Massa, Ngam - Chad   1 x 'Two iron currencies - Kul, Keul, Kemb - Sara, Massa, Ngam - Chad' order
 Price: 300,00 EUR
Akan Weights and the Gold Trade - Timothy F. Garrard
Object: Akan Weights and the Gold Trade - Timothy F. Garrard
Author: Timothy F. Garrard
Published: 1980
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Akan Weights and the Gold Trade - Timothy F. Garrard
 Price: 300,00 EUR
Gold weights - small metal stool + bird - Ashanti - Gold Coast
Object: Gold weights - small metal stool + bird - Ashanti - Gold Coast
Ethnic group: Ashanti
Origin: Gold Coast (Ghana)
Material: Metal
Gold weights - small metal stool + bird - Ashanti - Gold Coast   1 x 'Gold weights - small metal stool + bird - Ashanti - Gold Coast' order
 Price: 300,00 EUR
Mbole ankle ring and primitive money - DR Congo
Object: Mbole ankle ring and primitive money - DR Congo
Ethnic group: Mbole
Origin: DR Congo
Material: Copper
Mbole ankle ring and primitive money - DR Congo   1 x 'Mbole ankle ring and primitive money - DR Congo' order
 Price: 300,00 EUR
Akan goldweight -
Object: Akan goldweight - "beetle" - Ghana/Ivory Coast
Ethnic group: Akan
Origin: Ghana/Ivory Coast
Material: Brass
Akan goldweight - "beetle" - Ghana/Ivory Coast   1 x 'Akan goldweight - "beetle" - Ghana/Ivory Coast' order
 Price: 300,00 EUR
Gold weight - small metal stool - Ashanti - Gold Coast (Ghana)
Object: Gold weight - small metal stool - Ashanti - Gold Coast (Ghana)
Ethnic group: Ashanti
Origin: Gold Coast (Ghana)
Material: Metal
Gold weight - small metal stool - Ashanti - Gold Coast (Ghana)   1 x 'Gold weight - small metal stool - Ashanti - Gold Coast (Ghana)' order
 Price: 280,00 EUR
Five bracelets - Fulani, Gurma, Bagirmi and Nupe
Object: Five bracelets - Fulani, Gurma, Bagirmi and Nupe
Ethnic group: Fulani, Gurma, Bagirmi and Nupe
Origin: West Africa
Material: Metal
Five bracelets - Fulani, Gurma, Bagirmi and Nupe   1 x 'Five bracelets - Fulani, Gurma, Bagirmi and Nupe' order
 Price: 260,00 EUR
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