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1912.82.3

Bronze manilla, a form of currency. [El.B 20/04/2011]

1912.82.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bronze manilla, a form of currency. [El.B 20/04/2011]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Rivers State Bonny
Person
Field collector Edwin Watts
PRM source Edwin Watts
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1850?, uncertain
Date collected
1911
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1912
Materials and processes
Material Bronze Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Diameter: max 67 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1912.82.3 Other numbers: 1912.ß.230

Search terms: Currency, Death, Religion, Token, Grave Good

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