Spear-shape piece of iron(ayole) ; 16 ¾" long, 6" w ; (42.56cm, 15.24cm) Used for currency. See card attached to 5-1817. Iron trade money probably manufactured in Germany, specifically intended for Southern Cameroons trade.
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Iron money
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1961-1962 #99: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (June 27, 1961–July 25, 1961) and S1963-1964 #13: Cole Elementary School/Beverly D. Deffes (September 12, 1963–September 13, 1963)