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June 12, 2023 | 10:00 PDT | Lots 1-183

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OCEANIA: NEW BRITAIN: shell money, VF131 - OCEANIA: NEW BRITAIN: shell money, VF
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OCEANIA: NEW BRITAIN: shell money, Opitz p.298, consisting of three strings of polished shell beads, each measuring 149cm (53.91g), 136cm (44.38g), an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 240.00
 
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OCEANIA: NEW BRITAIN: shell disc (92.52g), choice VF132 - OCEANIA: NEW BRITAIN: shell disc (92.52g), choice VF
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OCEANIA: NEW BRITAIN: shell disc (92.52g), Opitz p.298, 118 x 114mm, shaped and polished from a single large clam shell, choice VF, ex Charles Opitz C
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk133 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk, 90mm, Papuan Highlands full circle boar's tusk nose ornament, collected in 1930 as part of the Kaake Colle...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for 360.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk & shell breast plate, VF134 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk & shell breast plate, VF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk & shell breast plate, 46cm, Kubkain boar tusks with large scalloped shell and cowry shells, 18" length...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 390.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (33.16g), EF135 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (33.16g), EF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (33.16g), Opitz p.87, Quiggin p. 125-6, 98mm wide, almost fully circular, a well-preserved example with no cracks
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (50.21g), VF136 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (50.21g), VF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (50.21g), Opitz p.87 (plate example), 97mm, full circle plus 1/8 boar tusk, crack at tip and in middle, used as m
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 420.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (57.45g), VF137 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (57.45g), VF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (57.45g), Opitz p.87, consisting of a pair of semicircular tusks (108mm & 98mm in diameter) affixed to a ra...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: cassowary feather, VF138 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: cassowary feather, VF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: cassowary feather, Opitz p.103, consisting of a bunch of feathers ca. 20-30cm long, bound together at the end with tree sap
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 360.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: conus shell necklace, EF139 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: conus shell necklace, EF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: conus shell necklace, 62mm plus length of cord, conus shell whorl attached to native fiber, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for 72.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell (197.38g), VF140 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell (197.38g), VF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell (197.38g), Opitz (2011) p.285 (plate example), 20 x 17cm, crescent-shaped gold lip shell, decorated on the front
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 288.00
 
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