Exchange Stone (Je) – Balam Village

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$1,600.00

Exchange Stone (Je)
Origin: Balam Village, Dani Tribe, Asmat, Western Highlands, West Irian Jaya
Medium: Stone, fiber, palm raffia
Dimensions: H. 20.75
Provenance: James Pongrass Collection, Jeff Sadowski Collection 1996
Exhibited: Private Museum, Xiamen, China 2011

Je stone of long and slender form with attached palm raffia skirt with fibre encircling just above center. Je stones played a dual roll as brides wealth at weddings and grave markers for funerals.