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Old African Currency – BAKONGA - Ekonda, Kundu, Ntomba, Bobagi – DR Congo
Old African Currency – BAKONGA - Ekonda, Kundu, Ntomba, Bobagi – DR Congo
Old African Currency – BAKONGA - Ekonda, Kundu, Ntomba, Bobagi – DR Congo
Old African Currency – BAKONGA - Ekonda, Kundu, Ntomba, Bobagi – DR Congo

Old African Currency – BAKONGA - Ekonda, Kundu, Ntomba, Bobagi – DR Congo

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    Old African Currency – BAKONGA - Ekonda, Kundu, Ntomba, Bobagi – DR Congo
    The piece is cm. 14,3 width x 7,0 high (5.63″ x 2.76"). Grams 538,0 (18.98 oz.)
    Currency with 3 grooves on the outer side. Widespread among Mongo groups with various models and sizes. In 1900 the price of a slave was 25 Bakonga.
    The Mongo people are a Bantu ethnic group who live in the equatorial forest of DR Congo. The Mongo people share a common legend where in they believe that they are the descendants of a single ancestor named Mongo.
    The society is patrilineal, and traditionally based on a joint family household called Etuka with twenty to forty members, derived from an ancestor lineage. Traditional religion of the Mongo people is largely one of ancestor worship, belief in nature spirits, fertility rites, with shamanic practices.
    For a similar example see:
    - “The Perfect Form”, by Roberto Ballarini, page 263.
    - “African Currency”, by Adolfo Bartolomucci, page 94.
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