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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art - Part III
• Sale Date:
  22 Sep 2019 ~ 4pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  175
• Lot Description:
  Nine Fine Old Kesa Shell Wealth Cylinders, Western Solomon Islands, 19th Century or earlier
  H 5-6 cm
• Provenance:
  Dr Hokenbrink Collection, collected c.1950s
• Notes:
  Kesa are cylindrical shell wealth objects and they came in different sizes & values. Said to have been made by the spirit Pongo. People preserved kesa by wrapping them in ivory palm leaves & burying them in the ground or by storing them in caves for safety from raids. Kalusape, was the highest value possessed only by chiefs
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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