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 carapaces, woven with plant fiber and cloth into headbands, used as a minor form of money in the Asaro, Wahgi and Jimi regions in the highlands; retail value $200, lot of 3 pieces, VF to EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate: 75-100 USD