4174

Throwing Knife Money

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Throwing Knife Money
SOLD
525.00USD+ buyer's premium (105.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 11:56UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4174
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Title: Throwing Knife Money
Description: One of the oddest of all primitive currencies is African throwing knife money. This example, called a ngindza, was used by the Bubu Tribe of central Africa. The blades were so thin that they were useless for any purpose except money. See Quiggin, pp. 69-70 and Fig. 14, and Opitz, p. 350.
Low Estimate: 700
High Estimate: 1000
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