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A Fo'o'aba Woven Money Belt

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:NA
A Fo'o'aba Woven Money Belt
SOLD
450.00USD+ buyer's premium (90.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 23 @ 11:21UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4104
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Title: A Fo'o'aba Woven Money Belt
Description: A fo'o'aba is a woven money belt worn as a sash in the Solomon Islands; each fo'o'aba had 15 or more strings of shell money beads. This example features white and black beads. Rare! Illustrated in NNP edition, https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/541824?page=232, top left.
Low Estimate: 900
High Estimate: 1800
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