Iron Gong Currency, Chamba, Nigeria
Iron Gong Currency, Chamba, Nigeria
Chamba, Nigeria, Africa
Iron
Early 20th century
Sold individually.
TTL: 14.5 x 7 in. / 37 x 18 cm. Height on custom stand: 16.5 in. / 42 cm
$850TVT: 13.5 x 6 in. / 34 x 15 cm. Height on custom stand: 15.5 in. / 39 cm
$820TUU: 13.5 x 6 in. / 34 x 15 cm. Height on custom stand: 15.5 in. / 39 cm
$820TTJ: 12 x 7 in. / 30.5 x 18 cm. Height on custom stand: 12.5 in. / 32 cm
$750TTK: 13.5 x 7 in. / 34 x 18 cm. Height on custom stand: 16.5 in. / 42 cm
$820TWU: 13 x 5 in. / 33 x 13 cm. Height on custom stand: 16.75 in. / 42.5 cm
$785
Various models of these original currency bearers were manufactured by the Chamba tribe. The bearing iron can have an oval, circular, or square shape. Suspended on this bearing, we have elongated iron pieces that resemble curled tobacco leaves, i.e. loose hanging change. This piece shows the monetary scale of the Chamba tribe; they could been spent both singularly and all at once (Ballarini, The Perfect Form, 2009).
Domestic shipping included. International shipping quoted separately.
