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BURMA: cowry shell belt (459.44g), VF-EF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:85.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
BURMA: cowry shell belt (459.44g), VF-EF
SOLD
170.00USD+ (34.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 16 @ 19:20UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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BURMA: cowry shell belt (459.44g), Opitz (2011) p.181 (plate example), ca. 115cm long and 5.3cm wide, made and used by the Chin people from hundreds of cowry shells affixed on a braided rattan belt, a lovely example! VF-EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit www.traditionalmoney.com for a downloadable copy of Odd & Curious and Traditional Money (Opitz, 2011).