Very Important Boiken WENGA Primitive Shell Ring Currency With A Weight Of 5 Kg
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:39990 | Material: shell |
| Color: White |
very important Boiken
Wenga
a primitive shell ring currency from the collection of Sir Hugo Berghuser, former minister of culture and tourism of the independent state of Papua New Guinea, the weight is almost 5 kg (4830 gramm), the size is: 28 cm wide, 23 cm high, 5 cm thick and the hole is 8 cm.
This is probably the biggest and heaviest shell ring ever offered on Ebay.
For a similar ring and more informations please see:
"The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ocea...nia, Art of the Pacific Islands in the
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2007, page 66 + 67, Fig.30"
Wenga
a primitive shell ring currency from the collection of Sir Hugo Berghuser, former minister of culture and tourism of the independent state of Papua New Guinea, the weight is almost 5 kg (4830 gramm), the size is: 28 cm wide, 23 cm high, 5 cm thick and the hole is 8 cm.
This is probably the biggest and heaviest shell ring ever offered on Ebay.
For a similar ring and more informations please see:
"The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ocea...nia, Art of the Pacific Islands in the
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2007, page 66 + 67, Fig.30"
