Bidspirit auction | Large Forged Mambila Currency

Large Forged Mambila Currency - Large forged iron hoe currency form, exhibited at ”Africa's Iron and Copper Currencies”, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University, New York, New York, March 2000, Mambila peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Approximate size, 16.25” x 12.25”. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York Condition: Fair: Oxidised metal, wear consistent with age.