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

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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Java: LOT of 2 java beads, VF121 - OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Java: LOT of 2 java beads, VF
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Java: LOT of 2 java beads, circa 1000 A.D., 1 ¾" x 1 ¾" very old patina, multi-color stripes, lot of 2 items...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa: loda copper chain (175g), EF122 - OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa: loda copper chain (175g), EF
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa: loda copper chain (175g), Opitz p.205, ca. 175 cm, made from intricately concatenated copper wires, used on...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, de glass ring (96.43g), VF123 - OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, de glass ring (96.43g), VF
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, de glass ring (96.43g), Opitz p.129, 121 x 115mm, a very old example used in western and central New Guinea as
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, tobacco stick, VF124 - OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, tobacco stick, VF
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, tobacco stick, Opitz (2011) p.588 (plate example), 29cm-long and 6.3cm-wide at its widest, made from numerous
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: LOT of 3 dimbo glass earrings125 - OCEANIA: INDONESIA: LOT of 3 dimbo glass earrings
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: LOT of 3 dimbo glass earrings, Opitz p.136 (plate examples), made in Java ca. 13th century and used as money in the Geelvinck Bay
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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OCEANIA: MALAY PENINSULA: Perak: LOT of 4 tin ingots126 - OCEANIA: MALAY PENINSULA: Perak: LOT of 4 tin ingots
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OCEANIA: MALAY PENINSULA: Perak: LOT of 4 tin ingots, ca. 17th to early 19th century, two mound-type (180g, 46g; cf. SS-1) and two conical type (87g,
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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OCEANIA: MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (8025g), before 1871, VF127 - OCEANIA: MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (8025g), before 1871, VF
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OCEANIA: MICRONESIA: Yap, rai stone money (8025g), before 1871, Opitz p.316-321, pre-O'Keefe type, 29.5 x 26 x 8cm (11" x 10¼" x ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for (8,500.00 + 1,700.00BP) = 10,200.00
 
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OCEANIA: MICRONESIA: Yap, yar nu au shell money, Choice VF128 - OCEANIA: MICRONESIA: Yap, yar nu au shell money, Choice VF
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OCEANIA: MICRONESIA: Yap, yar nu au shell money, Opitz p.381, Quiggin p. 143-4, comprising 6 large pearl shells (pinctada margaritafera, each ca. 15cm
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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OCEANIA: MICRONESIA: yar nu au shell money, Choice VF129 - OCEANIA: MICRONESIA: yar nu au shell money, Choice VF
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OCEANIA: MICRONESIA: yar nu au shell money, Opitz p.381 (plate example), Quiggin p. 143-4, comprising 4 large pearl shells (pinctada margaritafera, ea
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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OCEANIA: MICRONESIA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 9 items130 - OCEANIA: MICRONESIA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 9 items
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OCEANIA: MICRONESIA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 9 items, including Micronesia: a large yar nu au shell (Opitz 2011 p.381), made from a large, fan-...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
 
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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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 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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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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