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traded north as far as the
Kingdom of Benin. In the
Kongo they were
called nzimbu or zimbo. The s**** of the
large land snail,
Achatina monetaria, cut into...
- was the s**** of
Olivella nana; a sea
snail known locally as
nzimbu. One
hundred nzimbu could purchase a hen; 300 a
garden hoe and 2,000 a goat. Slaves...
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referred to as "Verckys", "Vévé", "the man with the iron lungs" and "Wazola
Nzimbu".
Kiamuangana was the
first black African artist to
establish and independently...
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capital with
Portuguese military help, but had to
yield Luanda,
source of the
nzimbu currency used in the kingdom, to them in payment.: 218
During the reign...
- currency.
Kongolese nobles could buy
slaves with the
national currency of
nzimbu s****,
which could be
traded for slaves.
These could be sold to gain international...
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Currency Nzimbu (Olivella nana)
Enslaved people Goods Banana Lubongo Lubongo cloth Taro...
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Currency Nzimbu (Olivella nana)
Enslaved people Goods Banana Lubongo Lubongo cloth Taro...
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Currency Nzimbu (Olivella nana)
Enslaved people Goods Banana Lubongo Lubongo cloth Taro...
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Currency Nzimbu (Olivella nana)
Enslaved people Goods Banana Lubongo Lubongo cloth Taro...
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Kingdom of Kongo,
which had a
centralized government, a
currency called nzimbu, and markets,
ready for
trading relations. The
Portuguese found well developed...
