AFRICAN CURRENCIES

 

BAFIA
Currency

 FANG
Currency

  KUBA Bar
Currency 

 

POTO
Currency

 

KUBA
Knife
Currency

  

KATANGA
Cross
Currency

 

BUJI
Currency
Catalog

NIGERIA
Hoe
Currency

 

BANGALA
Currency
Catalog

  

IDOMA
Currency
Catalog

MAMBILA
"Bat"
Currency
 

 

GAN
Snake
Currency
 

 

LOBI
Snake
Currency

 

KWELE
Currency
Catalog

LOBI
Snake
Currency 2

 

MFUNTE
Currency
Catalog

YORUBA
Gong Set
Currency
 

 

MANGBETU
Knife
Currency

 

BENIN
Currency
Catalog

MUMUYE
Currency
Catalog

 

EKONDA
Anklet
Currency

KISSI
Penny Display
Catalog
 

 

MBOLE
Anklet
Currency

 

BASSA
Anklet
Currency

 

BAMUN
Bracelet
Currency

CONGO
Crescent
Currency
 

 

MAMBILA
Currency
Catalog

 

 TUAREG
Tool
Currency

 

YORUBA
Gong
Currency

 

NO. NIGERIAN
Currency
Catalog

 

GURUNSI
Currency
Catalog

MANILLA
Currency
Catalog
 

 

YORUBA
Money Tree
Currency

 

MANILLA
Currency
Catalog

 

YORUBA
Bar
Currency

 

 KUBA
Sword
Catalog

 

AFO
Currency
Catalog

 

FULANI
Currency
Catalog

EKET
Blade
Currency
 

 

 YORUBA
Currency
Objects

 

TARUMBA
Currency
Catalog

Yoruba
Gong
Catalog

 CHAMBA
Currency
Catalog

MUMUYE
Currency
Catalog
 

 

POTO
Knife
Currency

  

BABUNDA
Raffia Textile
Currency

SENGESE
Knife
currency
 

MUMUYE
Bar
Currency
 

YORUBA
Money
Belts 



PURR-PURR
Currency
Catalog
 

 

 TUAREG
Bracelet
Currency

 

IGBO
Coiled
Currency

 AKAN
Anklet
Currency

 

MBOLE
Currency 2

  

EKONDA
Currency 2



BAULE
Anklet
Currency

 

 FANG
Currency
Catalog
 

 

KIRDI
Currency
Catalog



IGBO
Coil
Currency

Nigerian
Hoe
Currency

TOMA
Currency
Catalog

Yoruba
Gong Set
Catalog
 

 

KISSI
Currency 2
Catalog



CHAMBA
Currency
Catalog

HAUSA
Currency
Catalog

LOBI
Currency
Mounted

KISSI
"Penny"
Currency
 

KUSU
"Boloko"
Currency

Photographs © Tim Hamill

These catalogs represent examples of many types of 19th-20th Century metal currencies, including weapons, tools, musical instruments and jewelry used for barter and "non-functional" versions created to resemble these forms. For a broad examination of these objects, we recommend An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money, by Charles Opitz.

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