Auction Catalogue

13 December 2006

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 727

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13 December 2006

Hammer Price:
£80

Fiji, Barkcloth, brown dyed, most of edges stitched with twine, approx. 90 x 60cm (Quiggin p.134). Minor perforations and a little mould, otherwise very fine, folded, rare (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Macdonald Collection of Primitive Currency.

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Collection

Plate V. Folded and kept in stacks, barkcloth represented wealth