Huge Kota Anklet – Gabon

Bronze grams 3.088. Width cm 17,5, thickness cm. 11,0, height cm. 16,0.

The Bakota (or Kota) are a Bantu ethnic group from the northeastern region of Gabon and Congo. The true meaning of Bakota is unclear, however it may be derived from the word kota, which means to bind/to attach/to link, hereby suggesting they view themselves as a united people bound by a common fate.

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