manilla

(noun)

A penannular armlet, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples.

Related Terms

Examples of manilla in the following topics:

  • Benin

    • Instead, a trade network was established in which the Benin Empire traded beautiful works of art for luxury items from Portugal, such as beads, cloth, and brass manillas for casting.

  • Benin

    • Instead, a trade system was developed where the Portuguese provided the Benin with luxury items (such as coral beads, cloth and brass manillas for casting) and received paper, cloth, and Benin artwork in return.

  • Ile-Ife and Benin Sculpture

    • Instead, a trade network was established in which the Benin Empire traded beautiful works of art for luxury items from Portugal, such as beads, cloth, and brass manillas for casting.

  • Spanish Exploration

    • The Manilla Galleons shipped goods from all over Asia across the Pacific to Acapulco on the coast of Mexico.