Currency (Nitien)

Kru; or Grebo

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Caption

Kru; or Grebo. Currency (Nitien), 19th century or earlier. Copper alloy, 7 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (18.4 x 16.5 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Blake Robinson, 1998.127.8. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Cultures

Kru, or Grebo

Title

Currency (Nitien)

Date

19th century or earlier

Geography

Place made: Liberia

Medium

Copper alloy

Classification

Currency, Coinage

Dimensions

7 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (18.4 x 16.5 x 6.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Blake Robinson

Accession Number

1998.127.8

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