Ethnographic Auction

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

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AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g), crude VF41 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g), crude VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g), Opitz p.273, roughly 240 x 45mm, likely made in the 19th century, considered a currency bar and used as late
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2425g), VF to EF42 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2425g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2425g), Opitz p.214, ca. 27.5 x 14.5cm, 25mm thick, with flattened square ends and a round body decorated with geome
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2185g), VF to EF43 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2185g), VF to EF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE king manilla (2185g), Opitz p.214, ca. 30 x 14cm, 25mm thick, with flattened square ends and a round body decorated with simple an
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE twisted manilla (1182g), VF44 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE twisted manilla (1182g), VF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: AE twisted manilla (1182g), Opitz (2011) p.340 (plate example), Ballarini fig. 2.11, ca. 19.5 x 18cm, also known as bochie, made from
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: beaded belt, VF to EF45 - AFRICA: NIGERIA: beaded belt, VF to EF
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AFRICA: NIGERIA: beaded belt, 94 x 14cm, depicting three sets of scorpion and human face, made with thousands of colorful beads and decorated with doz
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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AFRICA: SIERRA LEONE: salt basket, VF46 - AFRICA: SIERRA LEONE: salt basket, VF
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AFRICA: SIERRA LEONE: salt basket, Opitz p. 292, comprising several salt blocks housed in a 71 x 7.5cm basket made from split bamboo, a few bamboo fib
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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AFRICA: WEST AFRICA:  bronze figurine (579g), VF47 - AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: bronze figurine (579g), VF
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AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: bronze figurine (579g), ca. 18 x 7cm, male head wearing headdress, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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AFRICA: WEST AFRICA:  LOT of 3 items48 - AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: LOT of 3 items
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AFRICA: WEST AFRICA: LOT of 3 items, including Ghana: two bronze vessels made with lost wax technique, one with a handle and two loops for hanging (on
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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AFRICA: brass ring money (505g), EF49 - AFRICA: brass ring money (505g), EF
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AFRICA: brass ring money (505g), cf. Opitz p.276, ca. 9.5 x 8.5cm, plain ring with decorated ends, used as money in many parts of West Africa, EF, ex
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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AFRICA: brass ring money (736g), VF50 - AFRICA: brass ring money (736g), VF
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AFRICA: brass ring money (736g), Opitz p.276, consisting a single copper wire with enlarged ends intricately coiled around itself and twisted into a r
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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