Two manillas ("copper currency") · D. R. Congo, Ngombe · ID: 3034707
sold
EUR 260
Provenance
a) Bert Garrebeek, Beersel, Belgium (1986)Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, Germany
Description
Gelbguß, a) arm cuff, h: 11,5 cm/d: 9 cm; b) bracelet, h: 5 cm, d: 9 cm;
this solid open bracelets were used as exchange money by many Mongo groups. Horizontal stripes are its characteristic feature and it takes quite a skilled blacksmith to manufacture it.
The object Two manillas (“copper currency”) with the object ID 3034707 was part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction on May 25, 2013. The object with the lot number 402 achieved a sales price of EUR 260 with an asking price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Ballarini, Roberto, The perfect form, Mailand 2009, p. 329, ill. 5.109