Four Old Shell Wealth Objects: A Four Strand Coil Necklace of Tiny Shell Money Discs (barafe), Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, 19th Century,

Lot #99 - Four Old Shell Wealth Objects: A Four Strand Coil Necklace of Tiny Shell Money Discs (barafe), Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, 19th Century,

Auction House:

Theodore Bruce
Sale Name:

The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art - Part III
Sale Date:

22 Sep 2019 ~ 4pm (AEST)
Lot #:

99
Lot Description:

Four Old Shell Wealth Objects: A Four Strand Coil Necklace of Tiny Shell Money Discs (barafe), Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, 19th Century,
A rare Shell Money Headband, Tufi Area, Oro Province, PNG, A Beautiful Beaded & A Dog Tooth Belt, Admiralty Islands, A Finely Woven & Cowrie Shell Money Belt, The Dani people, Baliem Valley, West Papua [4] on the belt, the dog's teeth are incised with designs only done by the people of the Admiralty Islands, while the finely woven Dani belt was given after the funeral of the Dani Chief Kurulu in 1986
L 28-50 cm
Estimate:

A$400 - 600
Realised Price:

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Category:

Tribal

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