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Old African Currency – Mbole, Mongo, Jonga, Nkutshu – DR Congo

Antique African Currency – KONGA / BOLOKO – Nkutshu, Basongo Meno – DR Congo

230,00€

The piece measures 23.0 cm wide × 21.0 cm high (9.06 × 8.27 in). Weight: 1,736 g (61.23 oz).

Ornamental currency-anklet used by both Mbole men and women. This copper ring, spherical and slightly flattened, circulated widely among the ethnic groups of central Congo. The Jonga people also used it in matrimonial transactions and bridewealth exchanges.

For similar examples and further information, see:

  • The Perfect Form, by Roberto Ballarini, pp. 288-289.
  • African Currency, by Adolfo Bartolomucci, pp. 104-105.

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Weight 2500 g