The Macdonald Collection of Primitive Currency

North Cameroon, Adamawa Province, matching pair of Manillas, twisted, decorated terminals and centres, white metal, each 8.2 x 6cm, each 0.24kg [2]. Extremely fine (£50-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Macdonald Collection of Primitive Currency.

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Provenance:
Believed the gift of an Emir to a traveller who trekked the Mambilla Plateau c. 1960.

Plate IV