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Lot 2479    Session 8 (2.30pm Wednesday 25 March)    Miscellaneous

Estimate $50
Bid at live.noble.com.au

PRIMITIVE MONEY, Africa, Zaire or Congo?, Spear point decorated with wrap-around binding thin metal strip holding and allowing attachment of two pieces of iron of a large semi-circular shape, in iron, (Opitz -), length 36 cm, width on circular arms 25cm. Very fine and rare.

This unusual shaped object could also have been used as currency but is more a ceremonial item.

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