TARUMBA CURRENCY, Dem. Rep. Congo

 

TARUMBA 1, 57",$200

 

TARUMBA 2, 65.5", $250

 

TARUMBA 3, 68.5", $250

 

TARUMBA 6
57", $200

 

TARUMBA 7
62.5", $225

 

TARUMBA 8
61.5",$250

 

TARUMBA 10
57.5", $200

     

 

The objects below have been sold. They are left here for educational and reference purposes.

 

TARUMBA 4
SOLD

 

TARUMBA 5
SOLD

 

TARUMBA 9
SOLD

   

Photographs © Tim Hamill

TARUMBA, CURRENCY, Dem. Rep. Congo

These iron shaped "weapons" and blades were recognized and used as currency for rare but major transactions.

They are much too thin to have ever been intended as functional weapons and are not sharp.

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