Collector:

Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this

Donor Name:

Rev. Samuel P. Verner  Search this

Length:

30 cm

Culture:

Songye  Search this

Object Type:

Money

Place:

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."

Record Last Modified:

27 Sep 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

035839

USNM Number:

E204471-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b6460c59-07fb-4691-b292-1437266f1cf6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8356595