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A giant Nassa shell ring, 'Loloi', Tolai people, New Britain,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
9-Mar-2020
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Description:
A giant Nassa shell ring, 'Loloi', Tolai people, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, a hugely valuable shell ring use for bride price & other important traditional events, at ceremony, this ring containing many thousands of shells is broken apart & distributed, few are exported, they are quite rare objects, on custom stand, diameter 58 cm, 10 cm thick
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Tribal: New Guinean