Shovel Currency

2012.10.0327

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Shovel Currency (2012.10.0327)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Exchange Media : N/A
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, Central; Africa, West : Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Nigeria
Period	N/A
Date	Early 20th Century
Culture	Gan tribe, subgroup of Lobi, Mambila?

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	36 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	10.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Height)	.33 cm
Weight	448 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Metal--Iron
Manufacturing Processes	Cast

Research Remarks

Description	Under Review
Published Description	N/A
Bibliography	Art of the Upper Volta Rivers. C. Rox Alain & Francoise. Chaffin, France, unknown date. Gebauer, Paul. Art of Cameroon. Oregon: Portland Art Museum, 1979. Kamer, Henri. Haute Volta: Sopeba 15th African Exhibition. Belgium, 1973. Northern, Tamara. The Sign of the Leopard: Beaded Art of Cameroon. Storrs: University of Connecticut, 1975. Roy, Christopher and Thomas Wheelock. Burkina Faso: Land of the Flying Masks. The Thomas G. B. Wheelock Collection. Prestel: New York, 2007. Sculptures des Trois Volta. G. Massa. J-C Lauret. Sepia, Societe des Amateurs de L’Art African.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	Gift of Robert C. and Donna M. Spina Helmholz
Reproduction	No

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