- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 18th century
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3 1/8 × 3 × 1 in. (7.9 × 7.6 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- Manilla, a form of currency that circulated in West Africa, in a semi-circular horseshoe shape, with slight flairs at ends.
- Place used
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Coins and Currency
- Topic
- Africa
- Commerce
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.41
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




