Monnaie cérémonielle "talipun"
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Montagnes du Prince Alexandre, région Boiken, village d'Yangoru
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Taille
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
large sea snail, plant fibre, clay, pigments, cassowary feathers,
“Talipun”, were used as currency. They served as bride-price or were bartered to surrounding tribes (Iatmul, Lumi, Abelam and others).
Even today, in combination with modern money, “talipun” are considered valuable objects of exchange.