4121

Marriage/Bride Price Money

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Marriage/Bride Price Money
SOLD
300.00USD+ buyer's premium (60.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 11:21UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4121
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Title: Marriage/Bride Price Money
Description: Loda, a chain woven of copper wire with enlarged ends, was used as money on Sumba Island, Indonesia. Made from four strands of wire, it is hollow. It was not used in ordinary transactions, just for marriage gifts and ratification of contracts, and was a traditional component of bride price. See Opitz, p. 205. This lot contains two examples one lightly patinated in a few areas and another which is simpler and brighter.
Low Estimate: 600
High Estimate: 1300
Pedigree Collection: All were purchased from natives on Sumba Island.