Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1907.21.10

Flat rectangular iron plate used as currency. [ZM 25/7/2005]

On display

1907.21.10

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Flat rectangular iron plate used as currency. [ZM 25/7/2005]
Geographical reference
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Africa > Central Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of
Kasai District Kwilu River Region
Cultural groups
Mbala
Person
Field collector Emil Torday
PRM source Emil Torday
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
1905 - 1906
Acquisition information
Donated: 1907
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Beaten
Dimensions
Length: max 110 mm, Width: max 71 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1907.21.10

Search terms: Currency, Token

Further items to explore