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Borneo Dowry Beads

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Borneo Dowry Beads
Lot: 4063
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Title: Borneo Dowry Beads
Description: Two beautiful strings of beads, precious heirlooms, used for dowries and favored for inheritances among the Kelabit people, because—unlike a gong or jar—they can be equally divided among several claimants. If interred with their owner, they may be smashed first to prevent grave robbing. See Munan, Beads of Borneo, 2005, p. 72.
Low Estimate: 1200
High Estimate: 2500
Pedigree Collection: Purchased from bead dealer in Kachine, Borneo.