Hoe or Currency Blade

African

  • Titles Hoe or Currency Blade (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Dimensions 14 1/2 x 6 x 2 1/4 in. (36.8 x 15.2 x 5.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.78
  • Work Type hoe or currency blade
  • Classification Exchange Media

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Large round jar with foot, narrows slightly toward the bottom. Raised ridge around widest portion of vessel. Shoulder decorated with groups of angled and curved parallel incised lines; bottom half with incised geometric patterns. Reddish color with fire clouds.
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