Kasai River (upper), Democratic Republic of the Congo (not certain) / Angola (not certain), Africa
Accession Date:
20 Nov 1899
Notes:
FROM CARD: "BAR OF WORKED (HAMMERED) COPPER BENT INTO SHAPE OF A BOW. USED AS MONEY. "ALONG THE SANKURU AND KASAI COPPER RODS ARE BENT INTO CROQUET-HOOP FORM WITH BLUNTED ENDS. THESE, CALLED "BOLOKO" BY THE BUSHONGO, AND "KONGA" OR "KUNGA" BY THE BASONGE...FORM THE ORDINARY TRADING CURRENCY...." QUIGGIN "A SURVEY OF PRIMITIVE MONEY" P. 79."