IMG_5329.jpg

Currency “Boloko”

Kusu people, DR Congo, 19th/early 20th c.

Copper

H 16.5” (41.91 cm)

Price: $350.00

 
 

In 1910 one boloko was worth a whole ram, while ten were sufficient for a formal proffer of marriage.

 
 
 
IMG_5330.JPG
IMG_5332.jpg
A second example (also available). H 15.5” [39.37 cm]). $350.00.

A second example (also available). H 15.5” [39.37 cm]). $350.00.