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Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
Lot 152:
Set of 5 shell money strings of various lengths and widths.
Louis Pierre Ledoux, in his chapter on Trade page 12 (lot 108 box I), explains about dogs’ teeth and shell necklaces: "Necklaces of dogs’ teeth were equivalent, length for length, with those with "tambu" shells. A bat tooth necklace was equivalent to a two-foot rope of ‘tambu’ or one small, handled basket with markings…"
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: plant fiber, small nassa shells
Dimensions: approx. L 13" each
Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection
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