World Art Now

21. Traditional African Currency as Art: Michael Backman & Sarah Corbett in Conversation

June 08, 2021 Michael Backman Season 1 Episode 22
World Art Now
21. Traditional African Currency as Art: Michael Backman & Sarah Corbett in Conversation
Show Notes

Traditional forms of currency used in Africa before the arrival of notes and coins took on extraordinary and large forms. Some were examples were as big as a person. Michael Backman and Sarah Corbett discuss how these currencies evolved, and their place in the canon of African art today.

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