The hoe currency below have all been vetted as authentic.
NIGERIA Hoes 30-33 16-19" long ALL SOLD |
NIGERIA Hoes 34-37 15-16.5" long $150 each |
Hoes 38-41 14.25-16.5" long $150 each |
Hoes 60-63 14.5-15.75" long $100 each |
Hoes 64-67 14.25-15.25" long $100 each |
Hoes 68-71 15-16.5" long $100 each |
Installation of Nigerian hoe currency in Ka-Ching exhibition, 2015
Photographs © Hamill Gallery
NIGERIAN, HOE CURRENCY, Nigeria
Forms like these iron "tools" were recognized and used as currency by several peoples of what is now Nigeria. The two distinct forms both have a tang for attachment of a wooden handle, but none of these show signs that they were ever turned into tools.
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