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Ancient, antique and ethnographic textiles
 Africa

A480  CURRENCY  “KISSI PENNIES”
LIBERIA / SIERRA LEONE
LOMA PEOPLE 20th century hammered iron; 82 pieces mounted as bundle
Commonly called  “KISSI PENNIES”  because they are also used by the Kissi People in Liberia and Sierra Leone but they are made by the Loma people. 
They are used for payments individually and in bundles.