4176

Bronze Collar, Huge Katanga Cross

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Bronze Collar, Huge Katanga Cross
SOLD
240.00USD+ buyer's premium (48.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 11:59UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4176
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Title: Bronze Collar, Huge Katanga Cross
Description: The Bateke people, who lived near Leopoldville, made crenellated ("machicolated") collars of bronze, ornamented with geometric designs (Quiggin, p. 76, though she reported that their claim to be classed as currency was "doubtful"). The collar is paired with a huge, old Katanga cross 11" long. See Opitz, p. 115 (this piece illustrated p. 116) and 124. In 1907, three to five Katanga crosses would purchase a male slave.
Low Estimate: 525
High Estimate: 1000
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