Old Wafu Shell Currency Object - Lumi People, Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea Abelam Yua Shell Currency Ring (1 of 7)

Papua New Guinea Abelam Yua Shell Currency Ring Papua New Guinea Abelam People (East Sepik Province) shell ring (yua) fashioned from the marble-like shell of the giant clam, one edge with incisions (kokomo) raised on stand. Overall: 9" H; ring: 6.5

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Papua New Guinea Abelam Yua Shell Currency Ring (1 of 11)

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Old Shell Tribal Papua NEW GUINEA ceremonial necklace on a stand (1 of 19)

Old Shell Tribal Papua NEW GUINEA ceremonial necklace on a stand Old Shell Tribal Papua NEW GUINEA ceremonial necklace on a stand. An Overlapping Band Tribal Currency Shell Ceremonial Neck Ornament Brown Fiber Collar from .a large decorative necklace standing 38 in

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Old Shell Tribal Papua NEW GUINEA ceremonial necklace on a stand (1 of 13)

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Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Lumi Shell Money Stick (1 of 4)

Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Lumi Shell Money Stick **First Time At Auction** Oceania, North/West Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, near the Torricelli Mountains, Lumi peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fascinating example of a Lumi money stick compose

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(3) Old Papua New Guinea currency accessories (1 of 6)

(3) Old Papua New Guinea currency accessories (3) Old Papua New Guinea currency accessories, 20th c., likely Sepik River, incl. a man's necklace and (2) headbands/headdresses, woven materials decorated with shells, 15"h x 15"w (largest), 3.5"h x

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Papua New Guinea Kina Necklace Yellow lipped clam shell necklace, usually traded by the coastal people of New Guinea with the Highland peoples, as a form of currency. Suspended by a strap made from cloth, wire and small snail shell

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Papua New Guinea Palembai Wood Carving With (1 of 5)

Papua New Guinea Palembai Wood Carving With Papua New Guinea Palembai Wood Carving With Polychrome Painted Features And Cowry Shell Eyes. Estimated more than 50 yrs old. Oceanic art is the creative works made by the native peoples of the Pacifi

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Lot of Two Shell Currency Ornaments from New Guinea (1 of 4)

Lot of Two Shell Currency Ornaments from New Guinea Two shell currency body Ornaments, Papua New Guinea. The first of large Conus shell disks woven onto a fiber strip, the second with smaller disks attached to a similar band and likely worn as a neckla

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Papua New Guinea shell Currency Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands (1 of 9)

Papua New Guinea shell Currency Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands Papua New Guinea shell currency pendant, ornament, pectoral Oceanic Adornment Mt Hagen Western Highlands. This, and many lots forthcoming were found at the massive central Florida estate of a true ant

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Crocodile-Shaped Prow, Iatmul People, PNG (1 of 7)

Crocodile-Shaped Prow, Iatmul People, PNG Crocodile-Shaped Prow, carved wood, conus shell, traces of pigment, Iatmul people, Papua New Guinea, Mindimbit village, Middle Sepik River. The prows of the large latmul war canoes were fashioned as h

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Group of (17) Papau New Guniea Currency Discs. (1 of 7)

Group of (17) Papau New Guniea Currency Discs.Group of (17) Papua New Guinea shell currency discs. (Various sizes, 1 1/4" to 4 1/4").

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A Fine and Rare old Washkuk Minja Board collected 1979 (1 of 1)

A Fine and Rare old Washkuk Minja Board collected 1979 This is a very rare old Washkuk Minja board; Nkuma peoples, Amaki village, Papua New Guinea. The board measures 45 inches tall x 9 inches wide. Field collected C. 1979 by John C. Edler, former curator

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Antique Kina Shell Papua New Guinea Necklace (1 of 5)

Antique Kina Shell Papua New Guinea Necklace A Fine Old Kina Shell necklace , a crescent-shaped cut and polished clam shells of the yellow-lipped clam. They are worn by the men in the highlands of New Guinea as ornaments for the neck or chest an

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Lot of 2 Old Shell necklace from the Papuan Gulf (1 of 2)

Lot of 2 Old Shell necklace from the Papuan Gulf Two Conus shell disc necklaces. Likely Papuan Gulf, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.Both made from sawn tops of conus shells, pierced and attached to fiber bands to wear as necklaces. One longer than

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Five Yua Shell Currency Rings Five Abelam Yua currency rings from Papua new guinea. Includes 4.5"Dx .75" partially fossilized ring, Trochus shell decorated armband 3.75"D, worn 4.25"Dx .25" ring, and two 3"D rings pectoral ornamen

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Papua New Guinea Conch Craft, Possibly Shell Currency NO RESERVES (1 of 8)

Papua New Guinea Conch Craft, Possibly Shell Currency NO RESERVES Measuring approximately 8" X 8", this piece was collected and cataloged by an American expat living and working in New Guinea in the mid-1970s. Decorated conch shells are still in use as "bride price"

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Papua New Guinea Short Strand of Shell Currency. (1 of 7)

Papua New Guinea Short Strand of Shell Currency.Papua New Guinea Short Strand of Shell Currency. Shells, fibers. It measures 8 1/4 inches long. Shells are around 1/2 inch. Weight: 10 Grams. This is a NO RESERVE AUCTION: there are no hidden or confi

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Rare Talipun Bride Price Collected before 1970 by Edler (1 of 6)

Rare Talipun Bride Price Collected before 1970 by Edler A Very fine and rare Talipun, bride price. Consisting of a wonderful spiral sea shell and a woven rattan grass and Cassowary bird feather adornment. Boiken people, Papua New Guinea. Complete example w

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Papua New Guinea Mendi Bailer Shell Necklaces, 2 (1 of 7)

Papua New Guinea Mendi Bailer Shell Necklaces, 2 Mendi Peoples of Papua New Guinea Highlands bailer shell pectoral necklace ornaments, set of two, comprising one shell with braided rope strand and one shell with metal stand. Larger: 10" H x 6" W x 3

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A Gogodala Ikewa Plaque A Fine Old Gogodala Ikewa plaque, Gogodala people, Balimo Lagoon, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. Made of very light wood and richly painted with bold designs representing clan motifs. Original ca

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Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) Dani Peoples Chief Necklace (1 of 6)

Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) Dani Peoples Chief Necklace Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) Dani Peoples Chief Necklace. Cowrie shells & feathers. Dani (or Ndani) are an ethnic group from the Central Highlands of Western New Guinea.

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A Fine Old Kerewa Drum A Fine Kerewa Drum; Kerewa people, Gulf province, Papua New Guinea.Of classical form, the long drum of narrow tapering form, the lower third of the body deeply incised with curvilinear designs and pig

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Antique Papua New Guinea East Sepik Province Yua Ring Currency. (1 of 9)

Antique Papua New Guinea East Sepik Province Yua Ring Currency.Antique Papua New Guinea East Sepik Province Yua Ring Currency. Tridacna shell. Collected in the Maprik Area. Acrylic custom stand included. For measures please refer to the pictures taken with a meas

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