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Manilla, c.1949 (brass)

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MMM7339264
Image title
Manilla, c.1949 (brass)
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Artist
Unknown Artist, (20th century)
Location
National Maritime Museum, London, UK
Medium
brass
Date
c. 1949 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
2.5x6.5 cms
Image description

Creator: unknown A ring of metal worn on the arm or wrist in certain African societies and used as a medium of exchange. They were also widely used as currency and a medium of exchange. Huge quantities were imported into western Africa from Europe to finance the transatlantic slave trade.

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© National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
Africa / 1940s / 20th century / money / bracelet / jewel / trade / colour / exchange / metal / object
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