Miscellaneous
Lot 1576 SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 26 JULY) Miscellaneous
Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $170
PRIMITIVE MONEY, Melanesia - New Guinea, tufi macrame traditional seashell (necklace) or neck apparel (as a mask) with attachments of two boar tusks, 14 sea shells, two cowrie shells as eyes, beads supporting sea shells and woven fabric to complete the arrangement. Very fine, rare.
Ex Patrick J.O'Rourke Collection.
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