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Monnaie, an iron forged item by the Konkomba people of Togo, dating to 2000–2010, measures 36 cm high, 16 cm wide and 3 cm deep, weighs 2 g, in good condition and sold without a stand.

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The Konkomba call themselves Bi Kpampkpambé (singular: Ou Kpamkpamdja). They straddle Togo and Ghana.

We can date the Konkomba presence in the current territory of Togo to the mid-18th century for the first immigrants. The last ones are believed to have settled there around the second half of the 19th century.

But in reality, Konkomba migrants continued to migrate even into the colonial period, despite the emergence of borders.

The first immigrants claim to have found the land empty, but in most cases they acknowledge having observed on-site the remnants of a human past: terracotta objects, iron bracelets, arrows, spears, and slag.

Divination and libation ceremonies are at the heart of their worship, whose dominant principles are the veneration of the earth, the ancestors, and the rites of reconciliation.

The Konkomba call themselves Bi Kpampkpambé (singular: Ou Kpamkpamdja). They straddle Togo and Ghana.

We can date the Konkomba presence in the current territory of Togo to the mid-18th century for the first immigrants. The last ones are believed to have settled there around the second half of the 19th century.

But in reality, Konkomba migrants continued to migrate even into the colonial period, despite the emergence of borders.

The first immigrants claim to have found the land empty, but in most cases they acknowledge having observed on-site the remnants of a human past: terracotta objects, iron bracelets, arrows, spears, and slag.

Divination and libation ceremonies are at the heart of their worship, whose dominant principles are the veneration of the earth, the ancestors, and the rites of reconciliation.

Details

No. of items
1
Country of Origin
Togo
Period
2000-2010
Material
Iron (cast/wrought)
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Currency
Height
36 cm
Width
16 cm
Depth
3 cm
Weight
2 g
Sold by
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Objects sold
100%
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