Mongo Currency Spear

  • Mongo Currency Spear

  • Mongo Currency Spear

  • Mongo Currency Spear

  • Mongo Currency Spear

  • Mongo Currency Spear

  • Mongo Currency Spear

Mongo Currency Spear
Mongo, Mbole, Jonga, Hamba, Yela, Ekonda or surrounding neighbors
Stanley Falls District , Congo Free State - Orientale Province, Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Late 19th - Early 20th century (ca. 1890 - 1900)
Steel, wood
Blade: 35,6cm
Blade & Socket: 45,7cm
Total Length: 175,3cm
Collection Date: 2023
Collection Number: 336


Ex. Scott Bergmans Collection: Belgium (2023)
Ex. Belgian Collection: (ca. 1900)


Currency spear of the Mongo or surrounding neighbors. The steel spearhead has a flared base tapering to a point. Center with a double fuller metalwork turning into a strong medial ridge. Four circular cutout holes near the base. The socket with extensive linear incisions. Wooden shaft. From an old Belgian collection. Ca. 1900.