Lot n° 85
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
Large Currency - Lot 85
Large Currency
Topoke, Democratic Republic of Congo
Typical large coin in the shape of a spear. (Slight slit)
It is said that about 20 of these coins were used to acquire a wife.
Oxidized iron. 169 X 21.5 cm.
Similar model presented at the exhibition "Striking iron, the art of African blacksmiths" Musée du Quai Branly, 19/11/2019-29/03/2020. Illustration N° 94 in the catalogue.
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