ETHNOGRAPHIC: SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 8 strings of various shell money from the Solomon Islands and New Ireland, including 2 bracelets and 1 string of coix seed money from the Santa Cruz Islands (Opitz p.115, including one plate example), 2 strings of white-and-black shell discs (deacquisition from the Money Museum of Detroit), a white shell money necklace, and 2 strings of diwarra strung on plant stalks (Opitz p.131); retail value $250, lot of 8 pieces, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate: 100-150 USD