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INDONESIA: Sumba, AE mamuli earring (137.37g), Choice VF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
INDONESIA: Sumba, AE mamuli earring (137.37g), Choice VF
SOLD
65.00USD+ (13.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 17 @ 16:32UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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INDONESIA: Sumba, AE mamuli earring (137.37g), Opitz (2011) p.336 (plate example), 16.5 x 16.5cm, hollow diamond-shaped body with key hole-shaped opening (reportedly shaped after the female sexual organ), four figures mounted on each foot below, one being helped onto horseback by three others under a large parasol, used on Sumba Island in marriages, buying land and peace offerings, Choice VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit www.traditionalmoney.com for a downloadable copy of Odd & Curious and Traditional Money (Opitz, 2011).