Object Details
- Description
- The phrase ring money refers to metal rings that may have been used in exchange or for jewelry in West Africa. These rings were made from various metals including silver, brass, and copper. Due to limited information about the origins of the ring money in the National Numismatic Collection it is not possible to determine if this specific object was used as a medium of exchange, worn as jewelry, or produced as a replica.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- n.d.
- Credit Line
- The Chase Manhattan Bank
- Physical Description
- metal, copper (overall material)
- brown/gold (overall color)
- gray/black (overall color)
- brown (overall color)
- flattened and shaped (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 37.6 mm; x 1 1/2 in
- Object Name
- Ring Money
- alternative currency
- Other Terms
- Ring Money; Africa; West Senegal, Benin, S. Africa
