PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga shell necklace (43.66g), Opitz p.133, consisting of a large shell ring (ca. 66mm in diameter), attached to strings of coral beads with shell pendants, and a cord for wearing around the neck, used for trade on the Trobriand Islands, where it plays an imporant role in the kula ring, a traditional exchange ceremony, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate: 140-180 USD