Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009

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Kissi Pennies
Coin with a Soul

Image: 4.4 x 3.8 x 34.3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)
Iron, wrapped in raffia

Classification: Unclassified

Culture: African, Kissi, Loma, Kpelle, or Bande peoples

Accession number: 2008.1511

Description: Each piece is twisted about a dozen times and has a two-pointed flare at one end and a crude, roughly oval disc at the other

Provenance/Ownership History: 2002, acquired from an African merchant, New York by Professor Dwight Heath, Providence, RI; 2008, gift of Dwight B. and Anna C. Heath in memory of their son David to the MFA. (Accession date: December 17, 2008)

Gift of Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath, in memory of their son, David B. Heath