Ekonda Anklet

Legbands such as this varied in detail, size and weight throughout their range. Their usage was shared by the Ekonda, Budja and other Mongo peoples in Congo’s Equateur Province. They were only worn by women around whose legs they were hammered closed. Not surprisingly it is related that their great weight led to the disfigurement of the the wearers legs and a dragging gait. This example is especially well detailed with fine, encroaching lines covering most of the outer surface. It is remarkably heavy. About a century old. 8″ long.

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