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WORLDWIDE: LOT of 7 shell monies

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 250.00 USD
WORLDWIDE: LOT of 7 shell monies
SOLD
300.00USD+ (60.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Sep 16 @ 19:55UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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WORLDWIDE: LOT of 7 shell monies, a very interesting selection from around the world, including Papua New Guinea: a set of 4 types of shell money (lolot, pambang, kumas, siliuro) from Lihir Island, a string of pele from Duke of York Islands, a string of red wolwol from Rossel Island; Solomon Islands: a string of kofu of the Kwaio people of Malaita Island; Vanuatu: a string of shell money from Espiritu Santo Island; Ecuador: a string of shell "wampum" beads (ex. Dr. Aleksandras M. Rackus, 1893-1965); Africa: a ca. 60cm-long string of ostrich egg shell money; retail value $400, lot of 7 pieces, ex Charles Opitz Collection.