Что (кто) такое Manilla$46719$ - определение
FORM OF MONEY, USUALLY MADE OF BRONZE OR COPPER, WHICH WERE USED IN WEST AFRICA
Manilla currency; Manilla ring; Manillas
![A large manilla on display in the [[Ethnological Museum of Berlin]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Afrikaabteilung in Ethnological Museum Berlin 97.JPG?width=200 "A large manilla on display in the [[Ethnological Museum of Berlin]]")
![A [[Benin Bronze]] depicts a Portuguese soldier with manillas in the background](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Benin, portoghese, XVI-XVII sec.JPG?width=200 "A [[Benin Bronze]] depicts a Portuguese soldier with manillas in the background")
![A variant form of manilla, decorated with a geometric design, in the collection of the [[Sforza Castle]] in [[Milan]], [[Italy]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Raccolte Extraeuropee - AFR 00585 - Bracciale moneta (Manilla) (2).jpg?width=200 "A variant form of manilla, decorated with a geometric design, in the collection of the [[Sforza Castle]] in [[Milan]], [[Italy]]")
Manilla
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Manilla (disambiguation)
·adj ·same·as Manila.
II. Manilla ·noun A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
III. Manilla ·noun A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.
IV. Manilla ·adj Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
manilla
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Manilla (disambiguation)
[m?'n?l?]
¦ noun (in West Africa) a metal bracelet traditionally used as a medium of exchange.
Origin
C16: from Sp., based on L. manicula (see manacle).
Википедия
Manilla (money)
Manillas are a form of commodity money, usually made of bronze or copper, which were used in West Africa. They were produced in large numbers in a wide range of designs, sizes, and weights. Originating before the colonial period, perhaps as the result of trade with the Portuguese Empire, Manillas continued to serve as money and decorative objects until the late 1940s and are still sometimes used as decoration. In popular culture, they are particularly associated with the Atlantic slave trade.
