SONGO-MENO CURRENCY ARCHIVES, DRC

All of our Songo dowel currencies have been SOLD and are left here for educational and research purposes.

These metal currencies have been vetted as authentic.


SONGO
Dowels 1-12
9"-10" long
$40 each
SOLD

SONGO
Dowels 1-12
9"-10" long
$40 each
SOLD


SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 1, 9" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 2, 9.25" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 3, 9.5" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 4, 10" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC


 

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 5, 9.75" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 6, 9.5" long x .875" wide   $40 SOLD DRC

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 7, 9.5" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 8, 9.5" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC


SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 9, 9.5" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 10, 9.25" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 11, 9" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC

SONGO-MENO, CURRENCY 12, 9" long x .75" wide   $40 SOLD DRC


Photographs © Hamill Gallery

SONGO-MENO, "SWOLLEN DOWEL" CURRENCY, DRC


These copper dowels, with a slight swelling at the center, had no practical use, therefore are good examples of "pure" currency, used until the end of the 19th Century / early 20th Century.



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