TRIBAL CURRENCY. Africa, Congo Kinshasa. Spherical copper ring legband (23 cm diameter x 15 cm wide).Electronic Auction 572 Antiquities Sold For $ 120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TRIBAL CURRENCY. Africa, Congo Kinshasa. Spherical copper ring legband (23 cm diameter x 15 cm wide). Used by the Jonga, Hamba, Nkutshu, Mongo, and Mbole in marriage transactions and to purchase access into the secret Nkum’okunda society. The large copper anklets were formed by a blacksmith hammering a single ingot of copper into shape. Ballarini 5.58. Standard shipping rates do not apply. |