4196

Rod, Throwing Knife Money

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Rod, Throwing Knife Money
Lot: 4196
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Title: Rod, Throwing Knife Money
Description: Two unusual currencies: (1) a kongo, a long, stretched-out spiral hexagonal copper rod from Kinshasa, Congo, used for dowry (NNP edition, https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/541824?page=301, lower left); (2) a kul, an iron "throwing knife," worthless as a weapon but used for money; see Opitz, p. 189 (illustrated).
Low Estimate: 600
High Estimate: 950
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