Collection of arm jewellery and primitive money · Papua New Guinea · ID: 3052306

Name: Collection of arm jewellery and primitive money
SKU: 3052306
Availability: Discontinued

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Provenance

Christoph Saring, Oberhaid, Germany

Description

12 pcs., in plexiglass box

a) upper arm ornament, New Britain, plant fibre, nassas snails, d: 12.5 cm; b) armlet with tongue-shaped decorative elements trimmed with nassa snails, d: 11.3 cm;
c) upper arm ornament, knotted plant fibre band with attached cowrie shells, d: 13.3 cm;
d) upper arm/neck ornament, plant fibre band with dog teeth and nassas snails, d: 12 cm;
e) boar tusk pendant with glass bead decoration, h: 11 cm;
f) small jewellery and money ring ‘yua’, Maprik, d: 8 cm / 9 cm;
g) shell money “diwarra”, Lower Sepik, cord made of split rattan with shells of Nassarius camelus, 2 pcs., l: 12.5 cm & 6.5 cm;
h) two jewellery/money rings “pupuk”, Maprik, d: 6.5 cm & 3 cm;
i) two dyed jewellery/money rings, d: 6 cm and 2.5 cm

The object Collection of arm jewellery and primitive money with the object ID 3052306 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 27.

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