Tribal Art and Ethnographica Catalogue


Melanesia: Irian Jaya

Item ID: t4466



Item Code: t4466
Description: A strand of old Chinese melon-shaped glass paste beads, of yellow hues.
Used as trade currency. Field-collected in the Geelvinck Bay and Humboldt Bay areas, West Papua.
Minor loss to some beads; otherwise good condition.
From a private collection of trade currency, New South Wales.
Origin: Circa 18th-20th century
Dimensions: 18 beads / length of strand: 37 cm / average length of beads: 22 mm
Price: AUD $350.00 USD $245.00 EUR €185.50
Status: Available
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