Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa: July 2009–June 2010
Hoe Currency
20th century
Overall: 28.6 x 27.3 cm (11 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
Lender accessory (Mount): 33 x 10.2 cm (13 x 4 in.)
Iron
Classification: Metalwork
Culture: African, Bamileke peoples, Cameroon
Accession number: 2009.5112
Description: African currency
Provenance/Ownership History: About 1998, sold by John Crawford to Alan Helms; 2009, gift of Alan Helms to the MFA. (Accession date: December 16, 2009)
Gift of Alan Helms