Description: ITEM #: 4029 ETHNICITY: Kusu ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo MEDIUM: Copper. DIMENSIONS: 13.5" (34.3 cm). CONDITION: Good. PROVENANCE: Private Estate Collection - Florida, USA. CATALOGUE NOTE: Kusu Boloko Currency. These U-shaped currencies, known as Boloko Currency made by the Kusu people, were made from a section of copper rod and each end was beaten into a thin disc-like section. These currency items were made by the Kusu blacksmiths. The value of a Kusu Boloko was specified as follows by Alfred Mahieu in Numismatique du Congo 1485-1924 (Brussels, 1924): 1 Konga / Boloko currency bought a billy goat, 2 Konga / Boloko bought a man slave, 3 Konga / Boloko bought a female slave, 10 Konga / Boloko constituted a normal dowry for a wife. For a similar example see: – “The Perfect Form”, by Roberto Ballarini, page 295. – “African Currency”, by Adolfo Bartolomucci, page 90. [product_brand width="100px" height="100px" class="alignright"] ITEM #: 4029 ETHNICITY: Mbole ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo MBOLE CURRENCY ANKLET: This Kusu Boloko currency form, served as pieces of currency in the Congo. They were used for rare, but major transactions.
Price: 118.8 USD
Location: Jupiter, Florida
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Tribe: Kusu
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