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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bagi shell money (80.11g), VF-EF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bagi shell money (80.11g), VF-EF
SOLD
110.00USD+ (22.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 17 @ 16:38UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bagi shell money (80.11g), Opitz p.28, Opitz (2011) p.38 (plate example), comprising a crescent-shaped shell (ca. 10cm wide) affixed with colorful glass beads, black banana seeds, plastic discs and shell pieces, used as payment for bride price, along with pigs, and considered an important trade item in the Trobriand Islands, VF-EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit www.traditionalmoney.com for a downloadable copy of Odd & Curious and Traditional Money (Opitz, 2011).