Zemanek-Münster

Currency ·  D. R. Congo, Katanga · ID: 3042165

sold EUR 500
Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch

Description

copper, “H” shaped, min. dam., traces of corrosion, base;
H-shaped curreny belongs to the tradition of cross currency, but is distinguished by the external borders in relief. They were mostly produced along the mid-course of the Zambesi river.


The object Currency with the object ID 3042165 was part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction on May 27, 2017. The object with the lot number 408 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 250.

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Comparing literature

Bartolomucci, Adolfo, African Currency, Milan 2012, p. 110


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