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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (847g), Choice VF

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (847g), Choice VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (847g), Opitz p.233, also known as toea, comprising a large cross section of the conus shell (96mm wide, ca. 60mm tall), affixed to six large egg cowries and several smaller shells with strings and colorful glass beads, further attached with 4 hollow nutshell rattles, all attached with a length of thick rope for carrying, considered a status symbol and a major valuable item in Kula trading ceremonies in the Trobriand Islands (see Opitz p.189), Choice VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Acquired by the consignor in the Trobriand Islands.