Spoon or Currency Token

African

  • Titles Spoon or Currency Token (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Dimensions 9 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. (23.2 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.103
  • Work Type spoon or currency token
  • Classification Exchange Media

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