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PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles, including Trobriand Islands: string of rattle seed beads (Opitz 2011 p.98 plate example), comprising 25 hollow nutshells, each with numerous hard black seeds inside; Rennell Island: wooden rattle, ca. 5.5cm; as well as a string of animal figures carved from nutshells; retail value $150, lot of 3 items, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit www.traditionalmoney.com for a downloadable copy of Odd & Curious and Traditional Money (Opitz, 2011).