View lot
This lot is not illustrated.
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $120
NEW GUINEA, Rossel Island Ndap shell coin of the denomination Tebuda 'made before man came to Rossel by the supreme god Wonajo and given to man'. Rare.
Armstrong estimates only sixty of this denomination and used for bride price. This specific example was received at a pig feast at pata village (names of participants in feast given.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 1061
INDONESIA, iron currency of the north-east Indonesian Sultanates, large iron denomination (c.40 grams each), of ...
Estimate $100
Lot 1062
LIBERIA, kissi penny, iron sticks, (Quiggin Plate I, 11). Very fine. (5)
Estimate $50
Lot 1063 This lot
NEW GUINEA, Rossel Island Ndap shell coin of the denomination Tebuda 'made before man came ...
Estimate $100
Lot 1064
NEW GUINEA, Huli 'mankiller' or fighting pick, old weapon consisting of a sharpened cassowary claw ...
Estimate $50
Lot 1065
NIGERIA, Congo and West Africa, manillas, anklets and collars, as circular bars, round rings, 70-130mm ...
Estimate $300