Kissi iron currency
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1863
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Single piece of iron with a flat rounded form at one end and a flat T-shaped form at the other; the iron shaft is twisted in between.
place: label: Place used
content: West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Trans Atlantic slave trade
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Coins and Currency
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2008.10.6.1
objectType: label: Type
content: money
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (26 x 3.8 cm)