Kosár (1) - Növényi rost - Binga - Batanga - Zimbabwe
Nr. 28686903
Eladva
Végső licit
€ 111
244 héttel ezelőtt
Régi afrikai monetáris érték / keresztvaluta - „X” típusú és „H” típusú - Katanga kereszt (3) - Réz - Handa-Falanga - Lukanu - Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
A beautiful old X-Katanga cross and 2 smaller H-Handa crosses ((Ba) Luba-Currency/North Katanga-Kinshasa) that was used as a means of payment in Belgian Congo-Zaire for centuries.
They were already used as currency in the 14th century until the 60s of the 20th century. They exist in several dimensions and shapes. The smallest one measures a few mm and weighs a few grams, the largest can weigh more than 10 kilograms.
3 old specimens.
-21 cm x 21 cm-Late 19th century.
-6 cm x 3 cm-18th to 19th century.
-2 cm x 2 cm-13th to 17th century-found in graves.
Other names: Croisette or Saint Andrew's Cross.
Used as currency until the early 20th century.
x old collection.
Also see the book - The perfect form of Roberto Ballarini - page 318 - 319 chapter 5.96 and 5.97.
Also see Torday p. 51: 5-10 crosses for a female slave; 3-5 crosses for a male slave.
Also see the book ' Objects Signs of Africa ' by Luc de Heusch-Pierre de Maret-Croisette histories p. 133 - p. 145.
The last 2 pictures serve as illustration and are not part of this auction.
Nr. 28686903
Eladva
Régi afrikai monetáris érték / keresztvaluta - „X” típusú és „H” típusú - Katanga kereszt (3) - Réz - Handa-Falanga - Lukanu - Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
A beautiful old X-Katanga cross and 2 smaller H-Handa crosses ((Ba) Luba-Currency/North Katanga-Kinshasa) that was used as a means of payment in Belgian Congo-Zaire for centuries.
They were already used as currency in the 14th century until the 60s of the 20th century. They exist in several dimensions and shapes. The smallest one measures a few mm and weighs a few grams, the largest can weigh more than 10 kilograms.
3 old specimens.
-21 cm x 21 cm-Late 19th century.
-6 cm x 3 cm-18th to 19th century.
-2 cm x 2 cm-13th to 17th century-found in graves.
Other names: Croisette or Saint Andrew's Cross.
Used as currency until the early 20th century.
x old collection.
Also see the book - The perfect form of Roberto Ballarini - page 318 - 319 chapter 5.96 and 5.97.
Also see Torday p. 51: 5-10 crosses for a female slave; 3-5 crosses for a male slave.
Also see the book ' Objects Signs of Africa ' by Luc de Heusch-Pierre de Maret-Croisette histories p. 133 - p. 145.
The last 2 pictures serve as illustration and are not part of this auction.
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