4136

Old Rossel Island Money Strings

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Old Rossel Island Money Strings
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200.00USD+ buyer's premium (40.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 11:30UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4136
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Title: Old Rossel Island Money Strings
Description: Rossel Island nkö, on the other hand, is simply a string of ten roughly-shaped shell disks; none have been made for a long time, and the natives believe every piece to be of great antiquity. There are 16 values of nkö; two of these 16 kinds are present in this lot. See Quiggin, pp. 183-86, Plate 18, and Opitz, pp. 236-37 (one of these examples illustrated on p. 239, left center).
Low Estimate: 500
High Estimate: 800
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