Lot #9103 - Seven Old Talipun Shell Wealth Objects, Yangoru-Boiken Area, Prince Alexander Mountains, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | Tribal & Oceanic Art
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Sale Date:28 Aug 2023 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9103
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Lot Description:Seven Old Talipun Shell Wealth Objects, Yangoru-Boiken Area, Prince Alexander Mountains, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
these old Shells are an important type of traditional wealth and currency. They often come with a little woven mask attached but that is only to decorate the Shell Wealth object. The shells were used to pay bridal dowries & you can see in the old photo taken by Gregory Bateson in 1932 where they are displayed as wealth, though the outside looks a grey colour the inside shell has a bright silvery colour. These were used over many generations & they are traded up from the coast to the Prince Alexander Mountains Area.
18 - 25 cm -
Provenance:The Todd Barlin Collection of New Guinea Oceanic Art.
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Estimate:A$200 - 300
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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