The Macdonald Collection of Primitive Currency

New Guinea, Shell Money, large conus, partially decorated, three piercings for suspension, 8cm (Quiggin p.50 and fig. 7). Very fine, collector’s ticket adhering, rare (£90-120)

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

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Exhibition:
Spink and Son, ‘Curious Currencies of the World’, London, 1963, catalogue pl.1.

Plate VI