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INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, EF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, EF
SOLD
325.00USD+ (65.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Jan 21 @ 20:03UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, this large, heavier-than-usual example presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing dynasty tied together with string; the figure has a stylized hand-carved face, hands and feet, a wonderful intact example with hand-carved stand, needs minor repair work, EF. The Indonesian "Prosperity Doll", sometimes referred to as a "Wedding Doll", as it was custom to give as a marriage gift or given as a gift to wish prosperity upon the recipient. This is an excellent example of a handmade Wedding Doll. Chinese cash coins continued to circulate in the Dutch East Indies after they were demonetized in China and were later used in Bali until 1970. They are still used for most Hindu rituals today.