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ETHNOGRAPHIC: BRUNEI: brass cannon money (1516g), 19th to early 20th century, Opitz p.100, SS p.529-30, 298mm barrel, fastened on a 224mm wheeled mount with two screws, etched with decorative patterns, used in Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak and other parts of southeast Asia, a particularly large and impressive example! EF, RR, ex Charles Opitz Collection. These miniature cannons were made of various metals including bronze, brass, copper, and iron, and were actually fired on important occasions such as weddings and the birth of children. Valued by weight at $25-30 a picul, they were used extensively for a multitude of purposes, such as the barter of goods, bride price, payment of fines and the purchase of slaves (a slave being valued in piculs of brass guns). With the introduction of coins, these cannons gradually fell out of use. Many were also melted down during World War II, which accounts for their rarity today.

Estimate: 400-600 USD