Primitive money "Kissy-Penny" · Sierra Leone, Kissi · ID: 3035789
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11. September 2004, lot 795 (?)
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, Germany
Description
iron, 44 pieces, typical form, traces of corrosion;
they were used by four African tribes: Kissi, Loma, Kpelle and Bande. They were first used in 1900, and until the 1920s they were the only money in the area. In 1918, 30 or 40 bundles of 20 pieces each would by a cow, and 60 or 80 bundles would buy a wife. As late as 1915, 100 or 200 bundles would buy a slave.
L’objet Primitive money “Kissy-Penny” avec l’ID d’objet 3035789 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 75th tribal art auction dans 30 novembre 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 57 a atteint un prix de vente de 60 €.
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Littérature comparée
Opitz, Charles J., An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money, Ocala, Florida 2000, p. 179 f.