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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (33.16g), EF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic - Pacific Islands & Oceania Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 90.00 USD
OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (33.16g), EF
SOLD
120.00USD+ (24.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Jun 12 @ 11:18UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (33.16g), Opitz p.87, Quiggin p. 125-6, 98mm wide, almost fully circular, a well-preserved example with no cracks or chips, used for a variety of purposes from blood money to bride price across New Guinea and Vanuatu, EF, ex MacDonald Collection. A one-circle tusk was worth 10-15 pound sterling in 1935.