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

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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell (330.35g), EF141 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell (330.35g), EF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell (330.35g), Opitz p.177 (plate example), 22 x 17.5cm, crescent-shaped gold lip shell, colored with red ochre powd
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Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (847g), Choice VF142 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (847g), Choice VF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mwali arm shell ring (847g), Opitz p.233, also known as toea, comprising a large cross section of the conus shell (96mm wid
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell bridal belt, VF143 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell bridal belt, VF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell bridal belt, consisting of a 87cm-long woven belt with 3 large and 2 small pendants, covered with nassa shells
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: salt bar (1195g), EF144 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: salt bar (1195g), EF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: salt bar (1195g), Opitz (2011) p.482 (plate example), Opitz p.292, ca. 66 x 10.5 x 6cm, wrapped in banana leaves and bound
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (270.00 + 54.00BP) = 324.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: wooden figurine (92.89g), EF145 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: wooden figurine (92.89g), EF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: wooden figurine (92.89g), Opitz p.249 (plate example), 117 x 80 x 31mm, carved boar with two sets of tusks, a section of fr
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven bracelet146 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven bracelet
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven bracelet, made from native fiber, used as a decoration many years ago, before the natives realized that these plastic
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven shell bracelet, EF147 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven shell bracelet, EF
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven shell bracelet, 80mm, band woven from lily root decorated with two rings of nassa shells, EF, RR, ex Charles Opitz Co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 16 boar tusk items148 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 16 boar tusk items
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 16 boar tusk items, including two pairs of conjoined tusk ornaments, an example affixed on an old display plaque, tw
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 conus shell necklaces149 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 conus shell necklaces
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 conus shell necklaces, Opitz p.117, Quiggin fig.73, 54cm and 68cm-long respectively, consisting of numerous shell
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 kina shells150 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 kina shells
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 kina shells, both crescent-shaped shells ca. 18cm wide and golden in color, attached with strings with nassa shell
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 nassa shell belts151 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 nassa shell belts
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 nassa shell belts, Opitz (2011) p.379 (plate examples), 56cm, 50cm, and 30.5cm-long respectively, made with numero
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 6 nassa shell belts152 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 6 nassa shell belts
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 6 nassa shell belts, Opitz (2011) p.379-80, including two belts (43cm & 52cm long, the latter with several tri...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 6 nassa shell belts153 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 6 nassa shell belts
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 6 nassa shell belts, Opitz (2011) p.379-80 (some plate examples), including one belt (50cm long), a diamond-shaped h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 8 nassa shell money154 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 8 nassa shell money
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 8 nassa shell money, comprising several types with different methods of production, including one with 3 rows of she
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 10 items155 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 10 items
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 10 items, a very interesting mix from different locations, including New Ireland: a manum ornament (also called kapu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 8 items156 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 8 items
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 8 items, including 2 bone bosu sticks (lime spatula); 3 dogtooth ornaments, with one head ornament (affixed on a rat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 240.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles157 - OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles
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OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles, including Trobriand Islands: string of rattle seed beads (Opitz 2011 p.98 plate e...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, bakhia ornament (587g), EF158 - OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, bakhia ornament (587g), EF
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OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, bakhia ornament (587g), Opitz p.29 (plate example), consisting of a 17cm carved stone disc carefully fitted
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,320.00
 
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OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, rongo shell money (16.98g), 18th century, EF159 - OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, rongo shell money (16.98g), 18th century, EF
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OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, rongo shell money (16.98g), 18th century, Opitz p.301, ca. 56cm in circumference, consisting of numerous gro
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: armband shell money, EF160 - OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: armband shell money, EF
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OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: armband shell money, 170x95mm, Malaita & Eastern Solomons armband shell money discs in decorated pattern with hibuscus...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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