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Early 20th C. African Yoruba Iron Gong Currency

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Early 20th C. African Yoruba Iron Gong Currency

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**Originally Listed At $100**

West Africa, northern Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fine example of a forged-iron gong currency piece with a hollow, bell-shaped body, pinched peripheries, and a stocky handle. Iron gongs like this were used as valuable currency pieces for rare, unusual, or significant exchanges, but they were also utilized as ceremonial instruments, divination objects, and potent status symbols for the tribal elite. Size: 2.4" W x 7.625" H (6.1 cm x 19.4 cm)

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in May 2006; ex-Santa Fe African Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

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Condition

Minor nicks and stable fissures to lower rim, lateral peripheries, and handle, with light encrustations, and slight bending to overall form of body. Nice earthen deposits and patina throughout.

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Early 20th C. African Yoruba Iron Gong Currency

Name: Early 20th C. African Yoruba Iron Gong Currency
SKU: 89369991
Price: 50 USD
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