- Collection:
- Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800-2012
- Title:
- Spear currency
- Date of Original:
- 1800/2012
- Subject:
- Topoke (African people)--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Spears--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Ceremonial objects--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Money--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Ironwork - Location:
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, -2.5, 23.5
- Medium:
- spear money
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Spear currency created by the Topoke people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Large forged blades in the shape of a spear point were used as currency, especially during wedding ceremonies, by the Topoke people up until the mid-twentieth century. Though shaped to look like weapons, the blades were too thin to be used as such. They were often embellished with parallel lines running close to the edges.
Anonymous gift to the Tubman African American Museum. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:tbmn_sftm_tm07292011-341
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sftm/do:tm07292011-341
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact the Tubman African American Museum re: reproduction and usage. The information contained in this resource may not be re-purposed, reproduced, quoted without proper citation, or offered for sale in any form without the express written permission of the Tubman African American Museum.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800/2012, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- 1 blade : iron ; 145 x 26 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Tubman African-American Museum
- Rights:
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