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Bali Cassowary Quill Money

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Bali Cassowary Quill Money
SOLD
400.00USD+ buyer's premium (80.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 15 @ 16:45UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4073
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Title: Bali Cassowary Quill Money
Description: Cassowary quill currency from Bali: a bundle of cassowary quills tightly bound by woven cane at each end, mounted for display. Called buka, they were used for traditional exchange. Illustrated in NNP edition, https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/541824?page=138, top right.
Low Estimate: 550
High Estimate: 1200
Pedigree Collection: Ex Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Nov. 28, 2005.