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Title	Currency
Alternate Title	Anklet
Date	1890
Material Type	High relief (technique) Money
Description	Currency in the form of an anklet in high relief. Created with puddle mold method of casting. Origin Ekonda people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).
Dimensions	Height: 12 cm; Width: 9 cm
Subject	Ekonda (African people) -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- 19th century Ekonda (African people) -- Money -- 19th century
Geographic Region	Africa Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Congo (Democratic Republic)
Collector	Barbeau, Martin McCarthy, William
Collection in Repository	William McCarthy and Martin Barbeau Collection
Call Number	2004.002.009
Holding Institution	Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital Collection	Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Rights	Digital image copyright 2010, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
Media Type	Objects

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