Lot #782 - A Bailer Shell Pectoral, Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands, PNG
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Aboriginal & Oceanic Art | November
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Sale Date:24 Nov 2019 ~ 3pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:782
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Lot Description:A Bailer Shell Pectoral, Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands, PNG
these large shells were traded up the coast in pre-contact times, they are worn mainly by men, but occasionally by important women & they become very valuable forming part of the brideprice transaction
21 x 30 cm -
Estimate:A$150 - 250
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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