SOLD: Anklet Currency "Konga" Ekonda, DRC

SOLD: Anklet Currency "Konga" Ekonda, DRC

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  • “Konga” Anklet / Currency

  • Ekonda (Konda) / Nkutu, D.R. Congo, Africa

  • Puddle-cast brass

  • Early 20th Century

  • Dimensions: 8 long x 6 w x 5.5 in. / 20 x 15 x 14 cm

  • Height on Custom Display Stand: 10 in. / 25 cm

  • Item #BMG

A fine example of a konga with carefully worked incised edges and a cross-hatched detail. Kongas were usually worn by married women for celebrations, with their feet protected by thick twists of fabric and leaves called Litelele. Some losses.

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