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Pearl Shell Gorgets (Dafi)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Pearl Shell Gorgets (Dafi)
SOLD
290.00USD+ buyer's premium (58.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 10:55UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4078
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Title: Pearl Shell Gorgets (Dafi)
Description: Tribesmen in Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, made pearl shell gorgets called dafi. Some have a miniature frigate bird attached to the upper center, or teeth or other decoration. Two of the three examples in this lot are illustrated in Opitz, p. 127, bottom right.
Low Estimate: 500
High Estimate: 1100
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