E0693: Currency

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0693

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Exchange Medium

Marks/Labels:

Mounted in a frame describing it: ""Chinese sword (coin) Barter of the Cleo Dynasty 1122 BC. About 3000 years old, found in ancient tomb at U-AN city, province of Honan. Relic of missionary Agnes Kittilsby presented by Anna Kittilsby.""

Materials:

metal

Dimensions:

14 cm L
2 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

China

Acquisition Date:

July 15 1950

Description:

Framed coin used for bartering. It is very corroded.

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