Manilla
1600-1800
Manilla (unit of currency); 1600-1800, brass, Western Europe
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Brief description | Manilla (unit of currency); 1600-1800, brass, Western Europe |
Gallery label | Manilla (or bracelet)
About 1600-1800 or later
Manillas were a standard currency in West Africa long before Portuguese merchants began trading them from the 1470s. Millions were then made in Europe for export to Africa. Europeans used manillas as currency to enslave African people. Manillas were also traded for pepper, cloth and ivory.
Western Europe
Brass
Lent by the British Museum (Af1909,0511.6) |
Credit line | On loan from the British Museum |
Other number | Af1909,0511.6 - British Museum number |
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Accession number | LOAN:BM.1078-2009 |
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Record created | February 11, 2013 |
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