Currency (Nitien)

Kru; or Grebo

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Caption

Kru; or Grebo. Currency (Nitien), 19th century or earlier. Copper alloy , 1 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (3.8 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Blake Robinson, 2004.52.14. (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

1 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (3.8 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Blake Robinson

Accession Number

2004.52.14

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