Large Mambila Mfunte currency blade, West Africa, free domestic shipping

  

Large and impressive African currency blade, Cameroon or Nigeria, Donem River region. Attractive brown patina looks like rust but it's smooth and intact, no residue comes off if rubbed with your fingers. 27 1/2 inches tall including custom-made base. To see a very similar blade in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of art, go to their website, then the art/met collection tab at top, then search "currency blade".