AI currency-form interpretation.
No ritual reconstruction.
Overview
UBC’s 2815/23 is a twisted iron currency rod with a flattened rounded end and a short transverse two-pointed end. Its catalogue tentatively assigns manufacture to Sierra Leone or Liberia, preserving uncertainty about this specimen.
The museum’s history-of-use account describes circulation among several peoples across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Local smiths forged rods from smelted iron; longer and bundled pieces represented higher values. It also records accounts of ritual restoration after breakage, distinguishing reported beliefs from the object’s physical properties.
History & identity
Tentative catalogue attribution.
Sources & representation
Record and photograph.
Selected bibliography
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References
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- Museum catalogueKissi pennyResearch access: 2026-10-18
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AI-generatedAI currency-form interpretation.
No ritual reconstruction.