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Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 42

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022
Session A | 09:00 PST | Lots 1-316 | Ancient & Islamic Part I
Session B | 14:00 PST | Lots 317-855 | Islamic Part II & India & China
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022
Session C | 09:00 PST | Lots 856-1177 | World Coins Part I
Session D | 14:00 PST | Lots 1178-1741 | World Coins Part II & Ethnographic
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022
Session E | 10:00 PST | Lots 1742-2324 | Internet-Only Lots Part I
SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2022
Session F | 10:00 PST | Lots 2325-3200 | Internet-Only Lots Part II & Group Lots
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INDONESIA: Western Papua, yerak band, Choice VF1678 - INDONESIA: Western Papua, yerak band, Choice VF
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INDONESIA: Western Papua, yerak band, Opitz p.381, ca. 300 x 4cm, comprising a long thin woven band decorated with cowry shells and coix seeds, used a
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, EF1679 - INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, EF
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INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing dynasty tied together with st
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, EF1680 - INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, EF
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INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing dynasty tied together with st
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 312.00
 
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INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, EF1681 - INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, EF
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INDONESIA: vintage coin doll from Bali, this large, heavier-than-usual example presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing d
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 390.00
 
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MEXICO: LOT of 11 Neolithic stone carvings1682 - MEXICO: LOT of 11 Neolithic stone carvings
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MEXICO: LOT of 11 Neolithic stone carvings, in the shape of lizards, snakes and turtles, 26-65mm in length, made from jasper and other stones, likely
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 540.00
 
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MICRONESIA: Yap, turmeric powder, VF-EF1683 - MICRONESIA: Yap, turmeric powder, VF-EF
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MICRONESIA: Yap, turmeric powder, Opitz (2011) p.451-52 (plate example), ca. 11cm, locally known as reng, wrapped in plant fiber pouch, used on Lamotr
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 114.00
 
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MICRONESIA: Yap, turmeric powder, VF-EF1684 - MICRONESIA: Yap, turmeric powder, VF-EF
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MICRONESIA: Yap, turmeric powder, Opitz (2011) p.451-52 (plate example), ca. 9cm, locally known as reng, used on Lamotrek Atoll in the central Carolin
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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NEW GUINEA: je stone (1355g), VF-EF1685 - NEW GUINEA: je stone (1355g), VF-EF
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NEW GUINEA: je stone (1355g), Opitz p.168, 39.5 x 9 x 1.7cm, made from a large piece of black slate, decorated with red, orange, and yellow strands of
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone waist belt, VF1686 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone waist belt, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone waist belt, ca. 70cm long, consisting of 6 sections of 8 bones, considered a valuable item by the native people and a limited f
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 72.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: dog tooth necklace, VF-EF1687 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: dog tooth necklace, VF-EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: dog tooth necklace, Opitz p.132-33, 47cm, composed of 41 teeth and numerous nassa shells, all woven into a thick neck ring with an a
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 102.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (250g), VF1688 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (250g), VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (250g), Opitz p.176-79, 20 x 18cm, crescent-shaped pearl oyster shell, colored with red ochre, VF, R, ex Charles Op
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money, VF1689 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money, Opitz p.176-79, ca. 18 x 18cm, pearl oyster shell with woven neck band and red ochre powder, wrapped in native-mad
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money, VF1690 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money, Opitz p.176-79, ca. 21 x 18cm, pearl oyster shell with woven neck band, applied with gum on the back of the shell
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for 192.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Lihir Island, mis shell money, EF1691 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Lihir Island, mis shell money, EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Lihir Island, mis shell money, Opitz p.233, SET of 4 types of mis money (lolot, pabang, kuwas, sili-uro) from Lihir Island near New
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 78.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Lihir Island, mis shell money, EF1692 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Lihir Island, mis shell money, EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Lihir Island, mis shell money, Opitz p.233, SET of 4 types of mis money (lolot, pabang, kuwas, sili-uro) from Lihir Island near New
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 108.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell necklace, VF1693 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell necklace, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell necklace, Opitz p.235, consisting of a 56cm neck band and a 23cm pendant in the shape of a crocodile head, covered entir
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell purse (63.03g), choice VF1694 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell purse (63.03g), choice VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: nassa shell purse (63.03g), Opitz p.235, ca. 185mm wide, made from woven plant fiber and dozens of nassa shells, used as bride price
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain, mokmok stone money (311g), EF1695 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain, mokmok stone money (311g), EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Britain, mokmok stone money (311g), Opitz (2011) p.363 (plate example), 71mm wide & 36mm tall, with a 19mm hole in the cen...
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Estimate : 220.00 - 260.00
Sold for 960.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Ireland, pearl shell money (289g), VF-EF1696 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Ireland, pearl shell money (289g), VF-EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: New Ireland, pearl shell money (289g), Opitz p.247 (plate example), Field pl.4, consisting of a large clam shell (ca. 18 x 15.5cm),
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: pig teeth necklace, EF1697 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: pig teeth necklace, EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: pig teeth necklace, Opitz p.132-33, comprising 139 teeth strung together on a braided rope, used as a limited form of money by the A
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rossel Island (Yela), SET of two shell monies, VF1698 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rossel Island (Yela), SET of two shell monies, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Rossel Island (Yela), SET of two shell monies, Opitz p.236-37 & 240, including an ndap (73 x 51mm) used by men, and 9 discs of...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Tanga Islands, grooved shell ring (89.16g), EF1699 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Tanga Islands, grooved shell ring (89.16g), EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Tanga Islands, grooved shell ring (89.16g), Opitz p.302, 82 x 29mm, known as am fat in the Tanga language, made from the valve of a
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Trobriand Islands, doga necklace, VF1700 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Trobriand Islands, doga necklace, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Trobriand Islands, doga necklace, Opitz p.133 & p.189 (Kula ring), consisting of a C-shaped shell ring (98mm wide) attached to...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 conus shell necklaces, Choice VF1701 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 conus shell necklaces, Choice VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 conus shell necklaces, Opitz p. 116, both ca. 34cm long and containing about 50 polished shell pieces each, used as money a
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 66.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 tusk necklaces1702 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 tusk necklaces
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 tusk necklaces, both ca. 21 x 19cm, made from bent and lacqured bamboo, with two tusks affixed at the ends with woven plant
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 beetle money, VF-EF1703 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 beetle money, VF-EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 beetle money, Opitz p.79, Schulman & Gibbs p.11, all ca. 50cm-long, comprising dozens of iridescent green beetle cara...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 216.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 pig teeth necklaces, VF1704 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 pig teeth necklaces, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 pig teeth necklaces, Opitz p.251, measuring 95, 90, and 70cm in length. respectively, made with dozens of pig teeth and bam
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 96.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 cowry shell items1705 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 cowry shell items
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 cowry shell items, including two strings of shell & bamboo necklaces made by the Dani People of Western New Guinea (b...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 78.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 nassa shell items1706 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 nassa shell items
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 nassa shell items, including two armbands and a necklace with a braided pendant in the shape of a reptile, all decorated wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 shell money1707 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 shell money
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 4 shell money, including 3 whole conus shells attached to a string of nassa shells, a large clam shell attached to a string o
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SET of 5 badges1708 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SET of 5 badges
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SET of 5 badges, from various periods [Opitz (2011) p.38 plate examples], including Territory of New Guinea: 2 copper badges, for lu
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 240.00
 
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PERU: shell bead necklace, ca. 1100 AD, VF1709 - PERU: shell bead necklace, ca. 1100 AD, VF
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PERU: shell bead necklace, ca. 1100 AD, Opitz (2011) p.105 (plate example), ca. 36cm, a pre-Incan example made from spondylus shell beads, which were
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: abaquaro armband, VF-EF1710 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: abaquaro armband, VF-EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: abaquaro armband, Opitz p.11, consisting of a segmented rectangular band (28.5 x 6.3cm) made from colorful shell beads arranged in si
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 216.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: ceremonial wooden club (486g), EF1711 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: ceremonial wooden club (486g), EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: ceremonial wooden club (486g), 39cm, with an 8-petaled head and a shaft inlaid with pearl shells and wrapped in a woven sleeve, a ver
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: stone axehead (477g), VF1712 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: stone axehead (477g), VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: stone axehead (477g), Opitz (2011) p.167 (plate example), ca. 136mm wide with a 25mm-wide hole for attachment, made from a slab of po
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 192.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, bakhia ornament (587g), EF1713 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, bakhia ornament (587g), EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, bakhia ornament (587g), Opitz p.29 (plate example), consisting of a 17cm carved stone disc carefully fitted with a b
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Start Price : 850.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, shell earplug (60.06g), Choice VF1714 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, shell earplug (60.06g), Choice VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, shell earplug (60.06g), Opitz (2011) p.214 (plate example), 45 x 25 x 23mm, made from giant clam shell, with a deep
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, biru headband, EF1715 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, biru headband, EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, biru headband, Opitz (2011) p.127 (plate example), comprising a 27cm long band woven with hundreds of porpoise teeth,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 228.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, la'oniasi shell pendant (81.91g), EF1716 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, la'oniasi shell pendant (81.91g), EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, la'oniasi shell pendant (81.91g), Opitz p.198, Opitz (2011) p.316 (plate example), 80 x 85mm, made from a polis...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 90.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, LOT of 3 barafe shell strings1717 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, LOT of 3 barafe shell strings
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, LOT of 3 barafe shell strings, Opitz p.34, with two over a meter long and another one about 70cm long, comprising hun
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 78.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, LOT of 5 shell necklaces1718 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, LOT of 5 shell necklaces
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, LOT of 5 shell necklaces, two with a polished spiral pendant (cf. Opitz p.301), the other three braided in a web patt
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 450.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: New Georgia Islands, mbarake shell ring (540g), VF1719 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: New Georgia Islands, mbarake shell ring (540g), VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: New Georgia Islands, mbarake shell ring (540g), Opitz p.220, ca. 13.5 x 12.5 x 3cm, made from a polished giant clam shell, a very siz
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 96.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil-making tool, 19th to early 20th century, VF1720 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil-making tool, 19th to early 20th century, VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil-making tool, 19th to early 20th century, Opitz p.142-43 (plate examples), comprising a wooden feathe
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 72.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil money (3519g), 19th to early 20th century, Unc1721 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil money (3519g), 19th to early 20th century, Unc
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, feather coil money (3519g), 19th to early 20th century, Opitz p.142-43, Knox p.50, ca. 8.17m (26'-9½&q...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for 18,000.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, LOT of 3 feather stick money, VF-EF1722 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, LOT of 3 feather stick money, VF-EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Cruz Islands, LOT of 3 feather stick money, Opitz p.143 (plate examples), 32cm-long stick covered in red and white feathers of
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for 240.00
 
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THAILAND: chain money (85.35g), choice VF1723 - THAILAND: chain money (85.35g), choice VF
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THAILAND: chain money (85.35g), consisting of 33 links, each ca. 30mm long and stamped with the same two symbols, used as currency in the mid-1800&#...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 216.00
 
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THAILAND: silver neck ring (120g), EF1724 - THAILAND: silver neck ring (120g), EF
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THAILAND: silver neck ring (120g), Opitz (2011) p.387 (plate example), 149mm-wide C-shaped ring with hooked ends, decorated with floral and fish patte
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for 228.00
 
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THAILAND: silver spiral bracelet (122g), VF-EF1725 - THAILAND: silver spiral bracelet (122g), VF-EF
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THAILAND: silver spiral bracelet (122g), Opitz p.284, Semans p.5, made from a silver bar hammered into a thin 7-layered coil (ca. 65mm in diameter &...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 204.00
 
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TIBET: beaded leather belt (335g), VF-EF1726 - TIBET: beaded leather belt (335g), VF-EF
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TIBET: beaded leather belt (335g), 98 x 7.5cm, comprising a 50cm-long main portion made from black cloth, fitted with a diamond-shaped brass plaque an
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Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for 312.00
 
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TIBET: LOT of 2 deoganta bells, VF1727 - TIBET: LOT of 2 deoganta bells, VF
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TIBET: LOT of 2 deoganta bells, Opitz p.130-31, including an older example with a largely plain exterior and a newer one with various decorative motif
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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