40009

Bailer Shell Breast Ornament

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 350.00 USD
Bailer Shell Breast Ornament
SOLD
50.00USD+ buyer's premium (10.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 16 @ 07:31UTC-7 : PDT/MST

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Title: Bailer Shell Breast Ornament
Description: The bailer shell (cymbium) was used as a breast ornament or other body covering throughout New Guinea, holed for attachment. Among the Badu Tribe, 20 bailers shells would purchase a canoe, and they were also used for bride price. See Opitz, p. 29.
Low Estimate: 150
High Estimate: 350
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