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Lot no. 159
Two "Handa" cross coins, known as the Katanga cross, LUBA, Kasai region, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Katanga was a province rich in copper mining. These crosses were the main currency of Haut-Congo from the 1850s to the 1920s. They were also used for matrimonial compensations and as a material reserve.
17 x 16.5 cm.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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African, American and Oceanic Art
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