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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 turbo shells

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 120.00 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 turbo shells
SOLD
70.00USD+ (14.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 17 @ 16:40UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 turbo shells, Opitz p.359, Opitz (2011) p.172, weighing 653g and 555g respectively, both ca. 17cm long, made of a large segment of the green turban snail shell attached with a woven ring decorated with cassowary feathers, the lighter example with some chipping, used by the Chambri and Tsembaya people as money and bride price, lot of 2 items, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Acquired by the consignor on the Sepik River in 1973.Visit www.traditionalmoney.com for a downloadable copy of Odd & Curious and Traditional Money (Opitz, 2011).