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This iron spearhead was made by the Turumba. The large pieces were called doa and the small pieces were called dihunga. They weigh 4 1/2 pounds. They were worth 10-25 shoka, 100 to 250 mitako or up to five shillings. Liganda were used as bride price and in the purchase of canoes. The Topoke of the Lomami valued a male slave at 30 liganda and a female slave from 40 to 100 in 1907. The liganda were made until about 1920 and were then worth about five Belgian francs. They were also called ngebele (ngbele) in the Stanley Falls area. The Topoke in the Lomami area called them ndoa.
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