Spear money, West Africa
date: label: date made
content: n.d.
notes: label: Description
content: Various West African communities produced metal currency in the shapes of spears and other weapons for specific kinds of exchange, such as ceremonial payments for marriages (bridewealth). They were made from a range of metals including iron, copper, brass, and bronze. While they were typically not designed for use, they could be melted down and transformed into weapons, tools, or ornaments.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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.OC133
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: 79.112.OC133
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Spearhead
label: Object Name
content: alternative currency
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall:;