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A giant clamshell ring, Yua, Prince Alexander mountains, Sepik…
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Sydney
Date:
29-Mar-2021
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A giant clamshell ring, Yua, Prince Alexander mountains, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, used as wealth objects, important especially in buying a wife. Cut from clamshell using bamboo and sand. Nassa shell binding. Diameter 25 cm
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Tribal: New Guinean