40088

Solomon Islands Skull House!

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 700.00 USD
Solomon Islands Skull House!
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90.00USD+ buyer's premium (18.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 16 @ 07:31UTC-7 : PDT/MST

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Title: Solomon Islands Skull House!
Description: Solomon Islands skull house (empty - no skull), a reliquary of former times when headhunting was practiced. Human skulls have been used as a form of money in some Oceanic head-hunting societies. They were highly valued, hoarded as treasures, used for bride price, and accepted in payment of fines. Illustrated in NNP edition, https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/541824, p. 516.
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High Estimate: 700
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