Nkutshu Currency Croquet Wicket Kusu Congo African Art WAS $210. 00




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Reference Number: Avaluer:54347Maker: Nkutshu Artisan - Africa
Original/Reproduction: OriginalMaterial: Copper
Original Description:
TitleNkutshu Currency Croquet Wicket Kusu Congo African ArtType of ObjectCurrencyCountry of OriginDemocratic Republic of CongoPeopleNkutshuMaterialsCopperApproximate Age20th centuryOther DimensionsHeight: 15 Inches
Width: 11 Inches
Overall ConditionGood Additional Information: Copper currencies were shaped by blacksmiths of the Bushango, Bankutu or Nkutshu people of the greater Congo region. They were first forged round and ...then refolded with forged discs at the ends. These hand worked copper forms served as currency and were known as "boloko, okanu or konga'. Though no longer used, this sculpted shaping of functional forms represents the blending of art and commerce in a simple and abstracted shape. They are sought after as examples of African sculpture and are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain.See Schaedler's EARTH AND ORE-2500 YEARS OF AFRICAN ART IN TERRA COTTA AND METAL, which has an article on primitive money by Gunter Kuhn, with illustration and description of these pieces.See a similar example in Roberto Ballarini, Black Africa's Traditional Arms, Africa urio, Milano, 1992, fig. 68, p. 110  **126641** All content, including pictures, Copyright Africa Direct Inc., 2006
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