Bar Currency, Kissi Penny
1991.14.0016
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Bar Currency, Kissi Penny (1991.14.0016) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Colonial, 1900 - 1930 |
| Culture | Kissi |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 44.9 cm |
|---|---|
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 7.1 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | .5 cm |
| Weight | 59 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Metal--Iron |
| Manufacturing Processes | Forging |
| Munsell Color Information | Moderate Olive Brown (2.5 Y 3/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Eyo, Ekpo. Nigeria and the Evolution of Money. Lagos: Central Bank of Nigeria, 1979. Leonard, Gertrude Simpson. Our Africa Story: An Account of the work of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mission Society at Muhlenberg Mission, Liberia, Africa. Baltimore: General Literature Committee, Lutheran Church, 1918. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Edwin Hadley in Memory of Grover C. Leonard, Gertrude Simpson Leonard, Frances Hadley |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |