Drum money "mokko" · Indonesia - Alor · ID: 3040120
sold
EUR 1,200
Size
H: 57 cm
H: 22.4 inch
Description
bronze, dark patina, hourglass-shaped, corpus with floral decor, four handles in the upper section, min. dam., missing parts, slight traces of corrosion and usage;
the inhabitants of the island Alor had a very high developed financial system until 1914. Beside pigs, gongs and “mokkos” served as money while arrow heads fulfilled the function of small change. “Mokkos” were an important part of the bridal price as well.
Comparing literature
Greifenstein, Ute I., Fremdes Geld, Frankfurt am Main o.J., p. 71