Lot 0028

Rare New Guinea Form Of Shell Currency

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Item Details

Description

Title: Rare New Guinea Form of Shell Currency

Date/Period: Early/mid 20th century

Materials: Nassa shell, coconut palm fiber

Dimensions: 12-3/4"

Description:This is a rare form of New Guinea shell currency called "Poli" from the Kabwum Valley, Cromwell Mountain Range, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, this example is published in Michael Hamson catalog, Between the Known and Unknown: New Guinea Art from Astrolabe Bay to Morobe, 2016, no. 114, comes with custom display stand.

Reserve: $350.00

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