SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, biru headband, Opitz (2011) p.127 (plate example), comprising a 27cm long band woven with hundreds of porpoise teeth, which was used as money throughout the Solomons, fine workmanship, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit www.traditionalmoney.com for a downloadable copy of Odd & Curious and Traditional Money (Opitz, 2011).
Estimate: 200-300 USD