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A Sacred jet stone set special made Nets and shell money belt,…
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Sydney
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17-Aug-2015
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A Sacred jet stone set special made Nets and shell money belt, collected by Todd Barlin after the funeral of the famous warrior Kurelu in 1988. Up to 20,000 Dani, Yali and Lani people came to his funeral. This sacred Je stone bundle was exchanged among the important men who came to Kurelu's funeral and exchange. It is a complete set from Kurelu's funeral with the original woven nets called 'Su' that the most important sacred stones must be presented on. Only the largest and most scared Wusu or Je oak stones are used for important men's funerals. When the stones are laid out for exchange they have a Cowrie shell belt 'Jetalik ' draped over them. The field photos taken by Todd Barlin during the mourning period and stone exchanges that went on for weeks after the funeral, another Je stone set purchased that day are now in the Musee du Quai Branly collection in Paris *See attached field Photos, Copyright Todd Barlin and the South Australian Museum 45 - 60 cm
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Tribal: New Guinean