Author: Dartevelle, E.
Title: Les ''N'Zimbu'' Monnaie du Royaume de Congo
Description: 1953 249, 96 text figs, 5 maps. . HB. 8vo, buckram, orig. wrappers retained. From an institutional library with a few neat ink / withdrawn stamps. Good.. Text French. Fascinating study of the historic currency of the Congo, the shell of the sea snail Olivella nana, known locally as Nzimbu. The snail was harvested on Luanda Island. Includes an introductory chapter on the various uses of shells by the indigenous people of the Congo and Angola.Bulletins et Memoires de la Socie´te´ royale belge d'anthropologie et de pre´histoire, Memoires Nouvelle Serie no. 1..
Keywords: Currency; PBFA
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Title: Les ''N'Zimbu'' Monnaie du Royaume de Congo
Description: 1953 249, 96 text figs, 5 maps. . HB. 8vo, buckram, orig. wrappers retained. From an institutional library with a few neat ink / withdrawn stamps. Good.. Text French. Fascinating study of the historic currency of the Congo, the shell of the sea snail Olivella nana, known locally as Nzimbu. The snail was harvested on Luanda Island. Includes an introductory chapter on the various uses of shells by the indigenous people of the Congo and Angola.Bulletins et Memoires de la Socie´te´ royale belge d'anthropologie et de pre´histoire, Memoires Nouvelle Serie no. 1..
Keywords: Currency; PBFA
Price: GBP 70.00 = appr. US$ 99.96 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S48911
- Book number: S48911
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