Ring money, West Africa
notes: label: Description
content: The phrase <i>ring money</i> refers to metal rings that may have been used in exchange or for jewelry in West Africa. These rings were made from various metals including silver, brass, and copper. Due to limited information about the origins of the ring money in the National Numismatic Collection it is not possible to determine if this specific object was used as a medium of exchange, worn as jewelry, or produced as a replica.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: South Africa
label: associated place
content: Western African
label: associated place
content: Senegal
label: associated place
content: Benin
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: West African Currency
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Chase Manhattan Bank
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.79.112.OC13A
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.OC13A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ring Money
label: Object Name
content: alternative currency
label: Other Terms
content: Ring Money; Africa; West Senegal, Benin, S. Africa
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: patination (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold/brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: shaped by hand (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, bronze (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, copper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 69.4 mm; x 2 3/4 in