Two Anklets - D. R. Congo, Mbole - Sep 04, 2014 | Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-muenster In Germany
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Two anklets - D. R. Congo, Mbole
Two anklets - D. R. Congo, Mbole
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a) Mbole, D. R. Congo, copper, h: 11 cm, d: 9 cm; these spherical copper rings were used as anklets as well as money in commercial transactions between tribes of central Congo. They were used in marriage transactions and as means of payment which allowed access rights to various rank grades of the man society "nkum okuna"; b) big anklet, h: 14 cm, d: 12 cm, brass, hollowed, projecting sides with raised middle ridge, fine punched decor
Provenance:
Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, Germany
Lit.: Ballarini, Roberto, The perfect form, Mailand 2009, p. 288
Continent: Africa
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Two anklets - D. R. Congo, Mbole

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