Ibo Copper Currency Coil
A complete Ibo currency coil with engraved mushroom terminals. Such a piece would have been traded whole or been cut away a piece at a time for important transactions. The coiling provided a compact means of exchange of a valuable resource, also an aesthetic one in a culture which placed high emphasis on presentation and prestige.
Heavy native copper content, encrustation and verdigris consistent with substantial age.
19th century.
Length: 23 cm / 9 in
Width: 14 cm / 5.5 in
Weight: 2.10 Kg / 4.10 lbs
$1,200
A complete Ibo currency coil with engraved mushroom terminals. Such a piece would have been traded whole or been cut away a piece at a time for important transactions. The coiling provided a compact means of exchange of a valuable resource, also an aesthetic one in a culture which placed high emphasis on presentation and prestige.
Heavy native copper content, encrustation and verdigris consistent with substantial age.
19th century.
Length: 23 cm / 9 in
Width: 14 cm / 5.5 in
Weight: 2.10 Kg / 4.10 lbs
$1,200
A complete Ibo currency coil with engraved mushroom terminals. Such a piece would have been traded whole or been cut away a piece at a time for important transactions. The coiling provided a compact means of exchange of a valuable resource, also an aesthetic one in a culture which placed high emphasis on presentation and prestige.
Heavy native copper content, encrustation and verdigris consistent with substantial age.
19th century.
Length: 23 cm / 9 in
Width: 14 cm / 5.5 in
Weight: 2.10 Kg / 4.10 lbs
$1,200