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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Fine Oceanic & Asian Arts
• Sale Date:
  08 May 2016 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  231
• Lot Description:
  A Box of Wealth Items, Dani People, Baliem Valley, West Papua, [14]
  consisting of nine large woven bush fibre nets called su", these are a traditional form of wealth, made exclusively for one purpose - to display scared Je Stones (see attached field photo); together with two fine Cowrie Shells and Orchid Stem Fibre woven Wealth Belts "Jetalic"; together with a fine Old Dani Warrior's Bailer Shell Necklace; together with two finely woven & braided Orchid Stem Fibre Married Women's Skirts
  200 cm to 250 cm, 250 cm to 270 cm, 66 cm, 47 cm
• Provenance:
  All of these were field collected by Todd Barlin in 1985-1986. See associated field photographs.
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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