Big ornament and currency ring "yua" ·  Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Abelam · ID: 3039289

Description

Tridacna shell, well-proportioned rounding on the inside, incised notches along rim, min. dam., small missing parts;
such rings were used as primitive money but men used to wear them during ritual dances as well. Sometimes they were even given to young girls who were about to marry. They fixed the rings to special bags used to be worn with a headband, and thus made them an important part of their festive costume. They were used for decoration of the big yam root as well.

L’objet Big ornament and currency ring “yua” avec l’ID d’objet 3039289 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 81st Tribal Art Auction dans 31 octobre 2015. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 63 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 600 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 2 500 €.

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