40021

Kina Shell Bride Price

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
Kina Shell Bride Price
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: Kina Shell Bride Price
Description: Kina shells (gold lip shells, pinctada maxima) were used for bride price payments in Papua New Guinea for 100 to 200 years. This fine example has a red woven strap with cowry shell decoration; it is illustrated in Opitz, p. 177, top and bottom.
Low Estimate: 200
High Estimate: 500
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