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Manilla

1600-1800

Manilla (unit of currency); 1600-1800, brass, Western Europe


Object details

Categories
Slavery & Abolitionism
Africa
Object type
Manilla
Materials and techniques
Brass (Alloy)
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
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
LOAN:BM.1078-2009

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2013
Record URL
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