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Lot

№ 738

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13 December 2006

Hammer Price:
£60

New Britain, Baining Barkcloth Girdle, with traditional pattern in red, a coiled length (Quiggin pp.134-5). Nearly very fine, rare (£60-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Macdonald Collection of Primitive Currency.

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Plate VI. Worn at initiation ceremonies and dances, barkcloth girdles also represented wealth