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Iron money

Iron money or "tool money" in the shape of a hoe, with a style and blade like a hoe

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maka
Object type
Zahlungsmittel
Dimensions
L 16,5 cm
Material/Technique
metal
Forged
Object genre
money
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2570
Other number(s)
2570

Provenance and sources

where
Südkamerun

where
Stuttgart
who
Description
K. Count von Linden bought property from L. von Stein zu Lausnitz.

when
before 1907
where
Kamerun
who
Stein zu Lausnitz, Ludwig von - Role not clarified
Description
Baron von Stein zu Lausnitz

when
1907
where
Stuttgart
Description
K. Count von Linden donated the object to the Linden Museum.

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
JGU Mainz received object in exchange with Linden-Museum.

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