Set of Three Mongo Ekonda African Currency

A set of three African Currency copper ankle cuffs.

all three pieces are well worn and all three present cracks, the smaller one has a very unique design near the rim and out of the three this one is the thickest one.

They can be sold as a set or separate.
The biggest one is priced at $1500, medium $1000 pr small one at 1500 as well due to its thickness and uniqueness of having a carved design.

or $3500 as a set.

The Mbole, a small group of about 150,000 people in Southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) made ankle currency bracelets of copper which were used for major transactions. Some of the largest jewelry forms known in sub-Saharan Africa are found among the Mbole people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Worn by both men and women these large rounded anklets were offered by the husband to his wife to be a part of the marriage contract. The anklets come in two sizes the larger known as Ehuke and the smaller Diako. These anklets were forged and hammered from a single copper ingot.