Ornament ring / currency ring "pal yua" · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Abelam · ID: 3040060
Description
clamshell (“Tridacna Gigas”), flat ring with several notches in one place at the rim, round cut out in the centre, crack;
to the Abelam the word “yua” means “shell ring” and “pal” marks the hornbill. His beak served as model for the notches engraved in the ring, indicating the number of transactions of its respective owner (e.g. pig sacrifices, ritual trades or marriage).
L’objet Ornament ring / currency ring “pal yua” avec l’ID d’objet 3040060 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 82nd Tribal Art Auction dans 27 février 2016 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 38 a atteint un prix de vente de 600 €.
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Remarques
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.