Copper bar, French West Africa
Copper bar, French West Africa
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- Description
- Copper was highly valued and thus a popular material for currencies in West Africa. West African communities created copper bars of varying shapes and sizes to use in general and specific types of exchanges.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ?
- alternative currency
- Other Terms
- ?; Africa; French West Africa
- date made
- n.d.
- place used
- French West Africa
- associated place
- French West Africa
- Physical Description
- copper (overall material)
- formed by hand (overall production method/technique)
- green (overall color)
- black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall:.635 cm x 17.78 cm; 1/4 in x 7 in
- ID Number
- NU.77.38.008
- catalog number
- 77.38.008
- accession number
- 1977.1211
- Credit Line
- Benjamin Stack, Harvey G. Stack, and Norman Stack
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- West African Currency
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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