Before money, these 8 items were used as currencies in pre-colonial Africa

Katanga Cross…Rand African Art

Katanga

Katanga, Katanga cross or handa was widely used in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

It was a copper cast shaped in the form of an X.

Katangas were made with copper, lead and tin – non-ferrous and precious metals at the time.

Found in burial sites, they were used for trade, dowry payments and as proof of wealth.