NIGER,
17-18th
c., brass "popo"
manilla, ~80mm, 120g, according to Scott Semans, this type was mostly made
in Nantes, France, $12.50
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-10 pcs $89.00
NIGERIA,
eastern region, Fulani, 18-early 19th c.,
"okombo" type, 85mm, 156g, crude, $24.00 sold
NIGERIA,
SE region, 18-19th c., "abi" or "okombo"
type in lead, very rare, 55mm dia, $50.00
sold
NIGERIA,
eastern region, Fulani, 18-early 19th c.,
"nkobnkob" type, 72mm, ~100g, $21.00
NIGERIA,
eastern region, Fulani, 18-early 19th c.,
"mkporo" type, 72mm, ~60g, $26.00 sold
12/22/2009
NIGERIA,
eastern region, Fulani, 18-early 19th c.,
"onoudo" type, ~60mm, ~100g, $21.00
sold
NIGERIA, Hausa, 15-19th c., copper "king" manilla, 306mm across, scattering of small stamped circles for decoration, casting flaw, impressive, $400.00 sold
4/20/2020 A customer more knowledgeable than I am offers this
attribution:
They come from certain Ngelima-speaking tribes (Mbole, Mongo,
Lokele) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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