Tribal Items, New Guinea
Lot of two tribal items, New Guinea, mid-20th century. Including: a ceremonial wood sword (Sword Clubs), length: 47 cm, and a necklace made of woven threads with a Kina shell (Kina shell Currency) - a crescent-shaped cut and polished shell of the yellow-lipped clam, worn by the men in the highlands of New Guinea as an ornament for the neck or chest and also used as a means of payment, among others in the payment of the bride price. To this day the currency of Papua New Guinea is called "Kina". Diameter of the shell: 20 cm.
Lot of two tribal items, New Guinea, mid-20th century. Including: a ceremonial wood sword (Sword Clubs), length: 47 cm, and a necklace made of woven threads with a Kina shell (Kina shell Currency) - a crescent-shaped cut and polished shell of the yellow-lipped clam, worn by the men in the highlands of New Guinea as an ornament for the neck or chest and also used as a means of payment, among others in the payment of the bride price. To this day the currency of Papua New Guinea is called "Kina". Diameter of the shell: 20 cm.
