Shell currency ring "wamayuwa" · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Yangoru · ID: 3040158
Description
giant clam (“Tridacna Gigas”), polished, opening cut out in the middle: 10 cm in diameter, thickness of 5 cm, naturally speckled;
very rare according to size and heavyness !
cut with bamboo saws from giant clam shells that are traded in from the coast. Such shell rings are used for currency for all major transactions: bride price, compensation, land payments.
L’objet Shell currency ring “wamayuwa” avec l’ID d’objet 3040158 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 68 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 500 €.
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Littérature comparée
Hamson, Michael, Art of the Boiken, Palos Verdes 2011, p. 226 ff.
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.