A brass currency rod, bent in double. [ASh [OPS move] 16/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: A brass currency rod, bent in double. [ASh [OPS move] 16/1/2017]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Southeastern Nigeria Cross River
Cultural groups: Eastern Igbo; Ejagham
Person: Field collector E.R. Jerrim; Field collector Edward Reginald Jerrim; PRM source Mrs F.J. Bull
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1919
Date collected: 1919
Acquisition information: Donated: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Bent
Dimensions: Length: max 270 mm, Width: max 125 mm, Depth: max 7 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.16.74.4
Research and responses: According to Keith Nicklin's entry in the Grove Dictionary of Art Online: 'The Ejagham are often referred to in the literature as 'Ekoi', a derogatory name used by the Efik, that has now largely been abandoned by scholars. The old designation 'Ekoi' is often extended to those of their neighbours - including the Yako and Mbembe to the west, Bokyi to the north, Widekum to the north-east and Bangwa to the east - who have adopted aspects of Ejagham ritual and material culture. The Ejagham are thus not a single 'tribe' or ethno-linguistic group but, rather, a loose confederation or congeries of peoples sharing major cultural features but with distinct socio-political systems.' [for full article see Nicklin, Keith. "Ejagham." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 2 May. 2013. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T025751. [ZM 02/05/2013]
The term Ekoi is used for a language cluster which encompasses the Ejagham, Baleb, Etung, Nde, Nta, Nkim, Qua and others. [Source: African Ethnonyms: Daniel P. Biebuyck, Susan Kelliher and Linda McRae (G.K. Hall & Co.: New York, 1996)] [MR 23/5/2000]

Search terms: Currency, Token

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