YORUBA "MONEY TREE" CURRENCY, Nigeria

 

YORUBA
Tree 3
15" high
$200

YORUBA
Tree 6
15" high
$200
 

 

YORUBA
Tree 8
14" high
$200

 

YORUBA
Tree 9
17" high
$150

 

YORUBA
Tree 10
14" high
$200

YORUBA
Tree 11
15" high
$200

 

YORUBA
Tree 12
14" high
$200

YORUBA,
Object 2
9.5" high
$400


Photographs © Tim Hamill

YORUBA, "MONEY TREE" CURRENCY , Nigeria

These metal forms ( see #9 ) were made to hold a set number of coins, usually from British West Africa, to make an object of  tradeable value. They were recognized and used as currency and could be broken up for smaller transactions. They have been vetted as authentic.

The attached coins are either half-penny or tenth-penny coins from British West Africa and date from the 30's & 40's up to1950. There are rarely a few Federation of Nigeria coins from 1959.

The Yoruba Currency Objects are on gourds.

 

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