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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 beetle monies, VF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 120.00 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 beetle monies, VF
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This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 17 @ 16:41UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 beetle monies, Opitz p.79, Schulman & Gibbs p.11, all between 40cm and 50cm-long, comprising dozens of iridescent green beetle carapaces (3 with whole carapaces and 1 with heads only), woven with plant fiber and cloth into headbands, a few pieces loose, used as a minor form of money in the Asaro, Wahgi and Jimi regions in the highlands; retail value $200, lot of 4 pieces, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.