A YAP ISLAND SHELL MONEY

It was used as currency in ceremonies to pay as forgiveness for a mistake.

Lit: Thomas Leutz, Steinreich in der Südsee, Page 135
Ingrid Heerman, Südseeoasen, Leben und Überleben im West Pazifik, Stuttgart, 2009, fig 55

Yap Island , Micronesia 19th/20th century
Pearlshell and coconut fiber, shells on both sides

Price:  €   950,-