Turbo Shell: Valuable Bridal Currency in Papua New Guinea
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A bride price and Turbo shell (talipun), Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea, The green turbo shell was considered very valuable, decorated with a woven anthropomorphic mask, 35 x 28 cm
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New Guinea tribal artefacts
- masks and helmets 510
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