Ankle money, Cameroon
date: label: date made
content: n.d.
notes: label: Description
content: The phrase <i>ankle 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 ankle 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: place used
content: Cameroon
label: associated place
content: Cameroon
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: Benjamin Stack, Harvey G. Stack, and Norman Stack
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.77.38.012
label: catalog number
content: 77.38.012
label: accession number
content: 1977.1211
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ankle Money
label: Object Name
content: alternative currency
label: Other Terms
content: Ankle Money; Africa; Fr. Cameroun, Bulu Tr. Foulas Dis
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cast and incised (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: brown/gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9.15 cm x 12.5 cm; 3 19/32 in x 4 29/32 in