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A rare Massim carved dwarf coconut container & red shell money…
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Sydney
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8-May-2016
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A rare Massim carved dwarf coconut container & red shell money discs, 19th century, together with a fine old lime container, [2], this is a rare type of Women's object that was used for storing important pieces of shell money ndap. For other published examples see: Oceanic Art by Anthony Meyer, p. 408 for an undecorated one and in 'Oceanic & Indonesian Art' p. 62, by the Oceanic Art Society in 1998, together with a fine old lime container made from a dwarf coconut finely incised with an animal face and designs, the woven stopper with pigs tooth decoration, old patina. Both on custom made stands. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection. Coconut 9 cm
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