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Auction 65 21 Sep 2022
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[Portuguese] Angola, flexible twisted brass wire money, in rings (perhaps anklets) and strings, 19th century, mounted on display card, with old identification details, very fine (lot)
*ex Melville Collection.
From a small collection of native, primitive and curious currency. It is understood that the group was formerly in the collection of Howard D. Gibbs (1895-1970) and purchased by him from the dealer Wayte Raymond.
The old identification details on small envelopes some containing further details relating to their being held by the Buffalo Museum of Science, Melville Collection (long-since de-acquisitioned).
(Estimate: 70-100 GBP)
*ex Melville Collection.
From a small collection of native, primitive and curious currency. It is understood that the group was formerly in the collection of Howard D. Gibbs (1895-1970) and purchased by him from the dealer Wayte Raymond.
The old identification details on small envelopes some containing further details relating to their being held by the Buffalo Museum of Science, Melville Collection (long-since de-acquisitioned).
(Estimate: 70-100 GBP)