Miscellaneous
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Lot 3294 SESSION 10 (Thursday 2.30pm) Miscellaneous
Estimate $300
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SOLD $200
PRIMITIVE MONEY OF THE WORLD, under glass in a display case, comprises Thai bullet money, New Guinea Gold Lip, persian Gulf silver larin, West Africa manilla money, New Guinea boar's tusk, Fiji Islands whale tooth, Thai 'Ngon Hoi', New Guinea string shell money, Thai canoe money, money cowrie (Cyprea Moneta), and Liberia 'Kissi' penny. Very fine.
Ex Tom Hanley Collection.
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