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Stephen Album Rare Coins
Auction 40
13-15 May 2021
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Browsing category Ethnographic Money
Lot 1814
Starting price:
35 USD
ANCIENT: ASSYRIA: AE ring, ca. 800 BC, 58 x 49mm, plus 6 ancient beads used as money in the Levant, secured on display...
Price realized:
170 USD
Lot 1815
Starting price:
70 USD
ANCIENT: EGYPT: LOT of 3 ancient scarabs, made from blue faience and bone, measuring between 14mm and 18mm; retail...
Price realized:
170 USD
Lot 1816
Starting price:
170 USD
ANCIENT: GAUL: AE axe head, Optiz pg. 21 (plate example), Quig. pg. 276, ca. 1000BC, Bronze Age socketed axe from...
Price realized:
170 USD
Lot 1817
Starting price:
70 USD
ANCIENT: GREECE: AE figurine (43.52g), bronze ox, circa 800 BC, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Estimate: 80-120 USD
Price realized:
130 USD
Lot 1818
Starting price:
85 USD
ANCIENT:LOT of 8 bronze, 2 iron, and 1 bone arrowheads, including seven bronze ones from Zhou to Han Dynasty of ancient...
Price realized:
85 USD
Lot 1819
Starting price:
60 USD
ANCIENT:LOT of 4 pieces of ancient arrowheads, 96mm, 88mm, 57mm, 77mm, of various shapes, one reportedly from Smyrna,...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1820
Starting price:
100 USD
AFRICA: AE ornamental bracelet (498g), 95 x 95 x 23mm, diamond-shaped exterior with intricate hand-carved patterns,...
Price realized:
300 USD
Lot 1821
Starting price:
70 USD
AFRICA: AE ornamental bracelet (737g), 99 x 85 x 27mm, diamond-shaped exterior with decorative patterns, a very old and...
Price realized:
300 USD
Lot 1822
Starting price:
45 USD
AFRICA: AE ring (237g), 91mm, attached with three small balls, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Estimate: 50-80 USD
Price realized:
45 USD
Lot 1823
Starting price:
45 USD
AFRICA: brass bracelet, Opitz pg.280 (plate), 92mm, with ornate engraved markings from the Bidda tribe in Nigeria, VF,...
Price realized:
85 USD
Lot 1824
Starting price:
60 USD
AFRICA: elephant hair gold ring (0.41g), 17th to 19th century, made with elephant tail hair wrapped in gold, choice VF,...
Price realized:
90 USD
Lot 1825
Starting price:
55 USD
AFRICA: pewter ornamental bracelet (365g), 94 x 94 x 27mm, diamond-shaped exterior with intricate hand-carved patterns,...
Price realized:
95 USD
Lot 1826
Starting price:
85 USD
AFRICA: ring knife (45.28g), 105 x 98mm, circular blade wrapped in leather, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. ...
Price realized:
550 USD
Lot 1827
Starting price:
260 USD
AFRICA: trade bead necklace, string of African chevron beads, the classic 4-layer "rosetta" beads, with 21 large blue,...
Price realized:
280 USD
Lot 1828
Starting price:
400 USD
AFRICA: zappozap axe, Opitz p.382, 15" x 9 1/2 " in dimensions, with ornate wrought-iron blade connected to a club-like...
Price realized:
750 USD
Lot 1829
Starting price:
85 USD
AFRICA:LOT of 3 pieces of brass tribal bracelets, 75mm, 78mm, 94mm, all with varying degrees of ornamentation, retail...
Price realized:
110 USD
Lot 1830
Starting price:
55 USD
BURMA: LOT of 2 cast bronze opium weights, both bird-type with conical base, weighing 322g and 148g respectively,...
Price realized:
200 USD
Lot 1831
Starting price:
60 USD
BURMA: brass bead necklace, 15.50cm, old Chin State tribal necklace with several blue beads at ends, 39" length, a very...
Price realized:
150 USD
Lot 1832
Starting price:
70 USD
BURUNDI: shell pendant (45.15g), 57mm in diameter, semicircular shell worn by women at the neck, choice VF, ex Charles...
Price realized:
70 USD
Lot 1833
Starting price:
70 USD
BURUNDI: shell pendant (52.47g), 88mm in diameter, crescent-shaped pendant worn by women at the neck, choice VF, ex...
Price realized:
70 USD
Lot 1834
Starting price:
70 USD
CAMEROUN: LOT of 8 oval-shaped pieces of "dice money" made in the 19th century from elma tree nuts (30-40mm in length),...
Price realized:
190 USD
Lot 1835
Starting price:
280 USD
CONGO: AE collar money (505g), Opitz p.115, ca. 27cm, large open circle with various decorative patterns, made by the...
Price realized:
375 USD
Lot 1836
Starting price:
70 USD
CONGO: brass ridged crescent (507g), Opitz p.124 (plate example), 225 x 40mm, semicircular bar with ridged exterior,...
Price realized:
70 USD
Lot 1837
Starting price:
55 USD
ETHIOPIA: AR wedding ring (22.73g), Opitz p. 276 (plate example), 28 x 12mm, diamond-shaped exterior decorated with...
Price realized:
130 USD
Lot 1838
Starting price:
85 USD
ETHIOPIA: LOT of 3 large walnut-shaped silver "beads", Opitz p.63-64, each ca. 45mm long, weighing an average of 27g,...
Price realized:
200 USD
Lot 1839
Starting price:
120 USD
ETHIOPIA:LOT of 4 large silver "beads" made by Jewish silversmiths, Optiz p.63-64, 32-40mm in diameter, likely made in...
Price realized:
170 USD
Lot 1840
Starting price:
260 USD
EUROPE: AE axe head, Quiggin fig.123, 98mm, Bronze Age ribbed socketed axe-head, likely nearly 3,000 years old, cast...
Price realized:
350 USD
Lot 1841
Starting price:
85 USD
EUROPE: trade bead necklace, string of 29 pieces of 5-layer Chevron, Rosetta or Star beads, one of the earliest and...
Price realized:
95 USD
Lot 1842
Starting price:
85 USD
GHANA: brass gold weight, 47mm, Akan goldweight in the shape of a turtle, EF, R, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Akan...
Price realized:
140 USD
Lot 1843
Starting price:
85 USD
GHANA:LOT of 2 brass Akan goldweights in the shape of bells made by the lost wax method, most of these gold weights are...
Price realized:
110 USD
Lot 1844
Starting price:
85 USD
GILBERT ISLANDS (KIRIBATI): LOT of 4 pieces of "to-uba" shell money (conus eburneus) produced around 1800, all four set...
Price realized:
160 USD
Lot 1845
Starting price:
35 USD
GILBERT ISLANDS (KIRIBATI): LOT of 3 pieces of "to-uba" shell money (conus eburneus) produced around 1800, all three...
Price realized:
110 USD
Lot 1846
Starting price:
280 USD
INDONESIA: BORNEO: coral bead blanket (195.50g), 30 x 28cm, tentacled head in white facing in center, with smaller head...
Price realized:
650 USD
Lot 1847
Starting price:
60 USD
INDONESIA: BORNEO:LOT of 2 Dayak brass large hanging earrings with dragon design, pair of 2 items, ex Charles Opitz...
Price realized:
75 USD
Lot 1848
Starting price:
35 USD
INDONESIA: BORNEO: shell ring bracelet, well worn, Fine, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Estimate: 40-60 USD
Price realized:
35 USD
Lot 1849
Starting price:
170 USD
INDONESIA: FLORES ISLAND: AR ornament set, Opitz p.135, consisting of 3 silver earrings from Flores Island, once used...
Price realized:
180 USD
Lot 1850
Starting price:
500 USD
INDONESIA: FLORES ISLAND: pale gold earrings, Opitz pg. 135/36 (plate), locally known as olaewa or wea wunu wona, used...
Price realized:
750 USD
Lot 1851
Starting price:
55 USD
INDONESIA: JAVA: brass ornament set, consisting of 1 bronze buckle & 4 earrings ca. 14th-16th century, secured on...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1852
Starting price:
55 USD
INDONESIA: JAVA: brass ornament set, consisting of 1 bronze bracelet & 4 earrings, ca. 14th-16th century, secured on...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1853
Starting price:
140 USD
INDONESIA: JAVA:LOT of 2 java beads circa 1000 A.D., 1 ¾" x 1 ¾" very old patina, multi-color stripes, lot of 2...
Lot unsold
Lot 1854
Starting price:
100 USD
INDONESIA: JAVA:LOT of 4 bronze Javanese bracelets circa 14-16 centuries, all mounted on old card holders, a very...
Price realized:
100 USD
Lot 1855
Starting price:
260 USD
INDONESIA: SUMBA & SUMBAWA: loda copper chain (175g), Opitz p.205, ca. 175 cm, made from intricately concatenated...
Lot unsold
Lot 1856
Starting price:
85 USD
INDONESIA: SUMBA: gilt tin mamuli earring (95.31g), Opitz p. 208 (plate example), ca. 105 x 110mm, hollow...
Price realized:
350 USD
Lot 1857
Starting price:
60 USD
INDONESIA: SUMBA: mamuli earring, 58mm, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Mamuli are precious metal ornaments of the...
Price realized:
160 USD
Lot 1858
Starting price:
60 USD
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing...
Price realized:
200 USD
Lot 1859
Starting price:
60 USD
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing...
Price realized:
375 USD
Lot 1860
Starting price:
60 USD
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing...
Price realized:
280 USD
Lot 1861
Starting price:
60 USD
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing...
Price realized:
240 USD
Lot 1862
Starting price:
60 USD
INDONESIA:vintage coin doll from Bali, this piece presents a standing figure composed of Chinese cash coins of the Qing...
Price realized:
220 USD
Lot 1863
Starting price:
280 USD
INDONESIA:LOT of 11 pieces of jewelry used in bridal transactions including Flores Island silver alloy 'taka' pendent...
Price realized:
425 USD
Lot 1864
Starting price:
85 USD
JAPAN:LOT of 3 pieces of ornamental sword guards (tsuba), 72mm, 77mm, 79mm, two iron and one bronze piece, average...
Price realized:
190 USD
Lot 1865
Starting price:
85 USD
KATANGA: AE cross money (785g), Opitz p.124 & Sigler p.17 (plate example), 24 x 22cm, so called "Katanga cross",...
Price realized:
170 USD
Lot 1866
Starting price:
60 USD
KIRIBATI (GILBERT ISLANDS): tekaroro money, Opitz p.343, long string of bead money made from alternating black coconut...
Price realized:
95 USD
Lot 1867
Starting price:
60 USD
KIRIBATI (GILBERT ISLANDS): tekaroro money (62.83g), Opitz p.343, ca. 90cm, composed of alternating white conus shell...
Price realized:
65 USD
Lot 1868
Starting price:
100 USD
KURDISTAN: silver-bronze ring (224g), 116 x 111 x 9mm, with bulbous ends and decorative patterns, VF, ex Charles Opitz...
Price realized:
110 USD
Lot 1869
Starting price:
40 USD
LIBERIA: silver-bronze arm ring (63.29g), 89 x 79 x 5mm, with carved notches and square end knobs, EF, ex Charles Opitz...
Price realized:
50 USD
Lot 1870
Starting price:
100 USD
MEXICO:LOT of 4 pieces of Aztec Indian "bell money" circa 1000-1500 A.D., oblong shaped bells, average quality...
Price realized:
160 USD
Lot 1871
Starting price:
425 USD
MICRONESIA: gau shell money, 77cm, shell necklace from Yap Island, 30" long string with whales tooth, graduated beads...
Price realized:
425 USD
Lot 1872
Starting price:
260 USD
MIDDLE-EAST: decorated knife, 300mm, Arab knife with bone handle and scabbard completely covered with colorful beads...
Price realized:
300 USD
Lot 1873
Starting price:
35 USD
NEW BRITAIN: birok "pig money" (4.46g), Opitz p.84, 56cm, made of small polished shell discs braided edge-to-edge...
Price realized:
35 USD
Lot 1874
Starting price:
140 USD
NEW BRITAIN: shell disc (92.52g), Opitz p.298, 118 x 114mm, shaped and polished from a single large clam shell, choice...
Lot unsold
Lot 1875
Starting price:
160 USD
NEW BRITAIN: shell money, Opitz p.298, consisting of three strings of polished shell beads, each measuring 149cm...
Lot unsold
Lot 1876
Starting price:
55 USD
NIGERIA: AE coiled manilla (359g), Opitz p.215 (plate example), 140mm with a diameter of 80mm, thin-gauge twisted...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1877
Starting price:
35 USD
NIGERIA: brass bangle, 84mm (3 1/4") in diameter, decorated at side ends, set on interesting old information card, VF,...
Price realized:
50 USD
Lot 1878
Starting price:
55 USD
NIGERIA: brass ring money (208g), Opitz p.278 (plate example), C-shaped ring measuring 95mm at the widest with enlarged...
Price realized:
110 USD
Lot 1879
Starting price:
35 USD
NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils, 78mm, large issue with 9 coils, likely made in Nigeria from the Cross River region in...
Price realized:
50 USD
Lot 1880
Starting price:
60 USD
NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils, 80mm, likely made in Nigeria from the Cross River region in the 18-19th Centuries,...
Price realized:
55 USD
Lot 1881
Starting price:
35 USD
NIGERIA: copper Calabar coils (455.80g), 84mm, heavy issue with 3 thick coils, likely made in Nigeria from the Cross...
Price realized:
40 USD
Lot 1882
Starting price:
40 USD
NIGERIA: iron purr-purr (83.02g), Opitz p.273, roughly 240 x 45mm, likely made in the 19th century, considered a...
Lot unsold
Lot 1883
Starting price:
140 USD
NIGERIA: rotl necklace, Opitz p.288, 240mm, necklace made from cowrie shells with two blue small trade beads, likely...
Price realized:
160 USD
Lot 1884
Starting price:
85 USD
NORTH AFRICA: AR arm ring (24.03g), 62 x 40mm, decorated with an oval carnelian disc and intricate patterns all around,...
Price realized:
350 USD
Lot 1885
Starting price:
280 USD
NORTH AFRICA: AR bracelet (146g), Opitz p. 277 (bottom right plate example), ca. 120mm & 25mm, hollow ring with...
Price realized:
350 USD
Lot 1886
Starting price:
260 USD
NORTH AFRICA: AR bracelet (380g), Opitz p. 277 (top left plate example), ca. 125mm & 25mm, hollow ring with elaborately...
Price realized:
600 USD
Lot 1887
Starting price:
85 USD
PANAMA: SAN BLAS ISLANDS:pair of solid gold rings from the San Blas Islands made by the Kuna people, VF, ex Charles...
Price realized:
170 USD
Lot 1888
Starting price:
60 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bilum bag, Opitz pg. 83 (plate), a very old and small example, made from native fiber, VF, ex Charles...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1889
Starting price:
280 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk, 90mm, Papuan Highlands full circle boar's tusk nose ornament, collected in 1930 as part of...
Lot unsold
Lot 1890
Starting price:
170 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk & shell breast plate, 46cm, Kubkain boar tusks with large scalloped shell and cowry shells,...
Lot unsold
Lot 1891
Starting price:
170 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (50.12g), Opitz p.87, ca. 90mm in diameter, fully circular, used for a variety of purposes...
Lot unsold
Lot 1892
Starting price:
110 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (57.45g), Opitz p.87, consisting of a pair of semicircular tusks (108mm & 98mm in diameter)...
Lot unsold
Lot 1893
Starting price:
100 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk bracelet, 112mm, made with pair of tusks, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Estimate:...
Price realized:
100 USD
Lot 1894
Starting price:
85 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusks, 18.50cm (7¼") wide, a personal decoration made of boars tusks and cowry shells and used...
Price realized:
85 USD
Lot 1895
Starting price:
60 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boars tusk ornament, 95mm, with red cloth binding the tusks together, these types of 'personal...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1896
Starting price:
100 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone dagger (48.13g), 255mm, animal leg bone with one sharpened end, made ca. 1920's, VF, ex Charles...
Price realized:
100 USD
Lot 1897
Starting price:
55 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: clam shell ring, 85mm, from Melawei on the Sepik River, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Estimate:...
Price realized:
80 USD
Lot 1898
Starting price:
100 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: conus shell necklace, 62mm plus length of cord, conus shell whorl attached to native fiber, EF, ex...
Lot unsold
Lot 1899
Starting price:
100 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: cowry shell necklace, 100cm, necklace with tops of shells filed down, EF, ex Charles Opitz...
Price realized:
100 USD
Lot 1900
Starting price:
140 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, see Opitz pg.133/34, Kula pg. 23, 65cm (25½") in length, with plastic beads instead...
Price realized:
140 USD
Lot 1901
Starting price:
100 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, attractive necklace with one large egg cowry attached 2 3/4" x 1 1/4" diameter, a...
Price realized:
75 USD
Lot 1902
Starting price:
110 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga shell necklace (43.66g), Opitz p.133, consisting of a large shell ring (ca. 66mm in diameter),...
Price realized:
75 USD
Lot 1903
Starting price:
55 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: fine shell money (7.03g), small polished shell discs strung tightly on two strings, each measuring...
Price realized:
40 USD
Lot 1904
Starting price:
55 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: German trade bead necklace (65.99g), ca. 96cm, made of turquoise, white beads and small shells,...
Price realized:
50 USD
Lot 1905
Starting price:
100 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kin shell money, 20 x 10cm (7 3/4" x 4"), pearl oyster shell with woven neck band and gum on back of...
Price realized:
130 USD
Lot 1906
Starting price:
140 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (313g), Opitz p.177, ca. 195 x 165mm, made from a single shell of the gold-lipped...
Price realized:
140 USD
Lot 1907
Starting price:
220 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (419g), Opitz p.177 (plate example), made from a single shell of the gold-lipped...
Price realized:
220 USD
Lot 1908
Starting price:
35 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mis shell money, Opitz p.223, SET of 4 types of mis money (lolot, pabang, kuwas, sili-uro) from Lihir...
Price realized:
190 USD
Lot 1909
Starting price:
85 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA:Opitz pg. 236, 78mm, used on Rossel Island (Yela), VF, R, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Culturally...
Price realized:
85 USD
Lot 1910
Starting price:
200 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ndap shell money (15.58g), Opitz p.236 (plate example), ca. 46 x 50mm, used exclusively by men on...
Price realized:
200 USD
Lot 1911
Starting price:
60 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: omak sticks, Opitz pg. 245 (plate example), 20cm (7 3/4") long plus cord, bamboo and fiber...
Price realized:
120 USD
Lot 1912
Starting price:
40 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: sapi-sapi shell money, strings of pink shell discs sewn overlapping onto plaited vegetable fibre, 21...
Price realized:
65 USD
Lot 1913
Starting price:
40 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell money (3.57g), ca. 195mm, consisting of numerous small colorful shell and coral discs on a...
Price realized:
30 USD
Lot 1914
Starting price:
85 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace, 40cm (16") in length, 104 conus shell discs with a bailer shell pendant, each hand...
Price realized:
85 USD
Lot 1915
Starting price:
70 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace (25.22g), ca. 48cm, large black shells with orange and gray small shells on woven...
Price realized:
55 USD
Lot 1916
Starting price:
85 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace (99.09g), Opitz p.116, consisting of a string of conus shell discs (ca. 31cm), strung...
Price realized:
85 USD
Lot 1917
Starting price:
55 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell ring (63.29g), Opitz p.286, 101mm with an average width of 15mm, VF, ex Charles Opitz...
Price realized:
55 USD
Lot 1918
Starting price:
55 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring, 67mm, conus shell ring with banana seed decorations, used for trade and bride...
Price realized:
65 USD
Lot 1919
Starting price:
190 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring (112g), Opitz p.233 (Mwali), consisting of a large shell ring (ca. 65mm in...
Price realized:
200 USD
Lot 1920
Starting price:
110 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tooth & trade bead necklace (57.14g), ca. 120cm in circumference, consisiting of 63 teeth, 1 talon,...
Price realized:
190 USD
Lot 1921
Starting price:
60 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tusk & shell necklace (89.72g), Opitz p.87, 120 x 105mm, made from two boar tusks conjoined at the...
Price realized:
160 USD
Lot 1922
Starting price:
85 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tusk necklace (75.59g), 197 x 190mm, made from bent and lacqured bamboo, with two tusks affixed at...
Price realized:
90 USD
Lot 1923
Starting price:
85 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: wooden figurine (92.89g), Opitz p.249 (plate example), 117 x 80 x 31mm, carved boar with two sets of...
Lot unsold
Lot 1924
Starting price:
35 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven bracelet, made from native fiber, used as a decoration many years ago, before the natives...
Lot unsold
Lot 1925
Starting price:
170 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven shell bracelet, 80mm, band woven from lily root decorated with two rings of nassa shells, EF,...
Lot unsold
Lot 1926
Starting price:
35 USD
PAPUA NEW GUINEA:LOT of 2 bracelets from made from woven lily root, they were used in trade with a nominal value, lot...
Price realized:
35 USD
Lot 1927
Starting price:
350 USD
PHILIPPINES: AV ring (11.68g), Opitz p.240 (plate example), also known as lingling-o, 20mm ring interrupted by a thin...
Price realized:
550 USD
Lot 1928
Starting price:
40 USD
PHILIPPINES: brass ankle money (232g), ca. 120mm in diameter, large hollow ring with geometric patterns, attached to...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1929
Starting price:
35 USD
PHILIPPINES: brass earrings, 38x55mm, very old tribal earrings with colored thread tied around top, VF, ex Charles...
Price realized:
35 USD
Lot 1930
Starting price:
35 USD
PHILIPPINES: brass ring money (12.12g), 24mm, small pendant in traditional shape, Fine, ex Charles Opitz Collection. ...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1931
Starting price:
170 USD
PHILIPPINES: mother of pearl shell necklace, made of five etched shell rectangles attached to a woven neck band, made...
Price realized:
170 USD
Lot 1932
Starting price:
500 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: armband shell money, 170x95mm, Malaita & Eastern Solomons armband shell money discs in decorated...
Lot unsold
Lot 1933
Starting price:
220 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: bakiha shell ring, 107mm / 4" in diameter with yellow section on 1/3 of the surface, used as chief's...
Price realized:
220 USD
Lot 1934
Starting price:
55 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: bamboo comb (22.01g), 283mm, made from eight sharpened bamboo sticks with intricate binding, EF, ex...
Price realized:
90 USD
Lot 1935
Starting price:
45 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: coix seed money, 46cm (18"), from Santa Cruz Islands, a very old example, VF, ex Charles Opitz...
Price realized:
45 USD
Lot 1936
Starting price:
85 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: conch shell armband (83.05g), ca. 85mm, thick ring with smooth, well-crafted surface, choice VF, ex...
Lot unsold
Lot 1937
Starting price:
85 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: cone shell ring, 74mm, shell ring with 2 3/4" diameter decorative relief on outer edge, VF, ex Charles...
Lot unsold
Lot 1938
Starting price:
350 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: feather coil money, Opitz pg. 142, Knox pg. 50, 92cm, Santa Cruz feather coil piece, the round...
Price realized:
500 USD
Lot 1939
Starting price:
120 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: fossilized clam armlet (240g), Opitz p. 298, 110 x 20mm, made from fossilized clam shell, lovely...
Lot unsold
Lot 1940
Starting price:
40 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: human hair money, Opitz pg. 159/60 (plate), 102cm (40") in length, made from plaited human hair, VF,...
Price realized:
55 USD
Lot 1941
Starting price:
70 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: kesa shell (107g), Opitz p.174, 65mm wide & 47mm tall, made on Choiseul Island from the shell of a sea...
Lot unsold
Lot 1942
Starting price:
35 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: mbokomo shell plaque, cf. Opitz pg. 220, 105mm, "barava money", small piece of plaque made from giant...
Price realized:
40 USD
Lot 1943
Starting price:
100 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: pink shell money (27.13g), Opitz p.63, ca. 180cm, made of numerous small polished shell discs strung...
Price realized:
100 USD
Lot 1944
Starting price:
140 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: sapi-sapi shell money (80.22g), Opitz p.294, numerous small shell discs on two strings measuring 224cm...
Lot unsold
Lot 1945
Starting price:
60 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & bead money (48.05g), cf. Opitz p.52, 97cm, consisting of numerous small shell discs separated...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1946
Starting price:
260 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & dog teeth necklace (218g), Opitz p.132, more than 3 meters in circumference, made from...
Lot unsold
Lot 1947
Starting price:
55 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (25.28g), ca. 50cm, consisting of numerous small shell discs and five groups of...
Price realized:
65 USD
Lot 1948
Starting price:
55 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (4.79g), ca. 43cm, composed of numerous tiny blue and white shell beads and...
Price realized:
55 USD
Lot 1949
Starting price:
85 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell beads (61.27g), Opitz p.301 (plate example), 220 x 25mm, consisting of a patterned braided...
Price realized:
75 USD
Lot 1950
Starting price:
100 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money, 85cm, double-row shell discs braided together in a circle, VF, ex Charles Opitz...
Price realized:
75 USD
Lot 1951
Starting price:
40 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money (5.31g), 37cm, consisting of numerous small white shell discs on a string, VF, ex Charles...
Lot unsold
Lot 1952
Starting price:
700 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS: tafuliae' shell money, Opitz pg. 330 (plate), 292cm (115") in length, large tafuliae' from the Malaita...
Lot unsold
Lot 1953
Starting price:
100 USD
SOLOMON ISLANDS:LOT of 2 pieces of Melawei clam shell ring, 102mm and 108mm (4") in diameter, lot of 2 items, ex...
Lot unsold
Lot 1954
Starting price:
35 USD
SOUTH EAST ASIA: cloth headband, 127cm (50") long, Southeast Asian "Hill Tribe" handwoven headband with metallic...
Price realized:
80 USD
Lot 1955
Starting price:
60 USD
SOUTH EAST ASIA: shell necklace, 97cm (38") in length, very old Naga tribe necklace with filed worn down cowries, VF,...
Price realized:
60 USD
Lot 1956
Starting price:
170 USD
TAIWAN: horn plate money, 13 pieces of buffalo horn plate strung together, 3/4" x 1-1/2" per plate, one chipped edge,...
Price realized:
170 USD
Lot 1957
Starting price:
85 USD
TAIWAN: horn plate money (9.48g), 39 x 32mm, fan-shaped section of water buffalo horn, attached to two small brass...
Price realized:
110 USD
Lot 1958
Starting price:
70 USD
TAIWAN: horn plate money (9.73g), 39 x 33mm, fan-shaped section of water buffalo horn, attached to two small brass...
Price realized:
110 USD
Lot 1959
Starting price:
850 USD
TAIWAN: jacket money "cloth", Opitz pg. 166-67 (lower plate example), Dubin pg. 237, 89 x 35cm (35" x 13 3/4"), made...
Price realized:
2200 USD
Lot 1960
Starting price:
110 USD
TANGANYIKA: woven string money (57.02g), ca. 6.5 meters, made from plant fiber dyed black, likely over 100 years old,...
Price realized:
150 USD
Lot 1961
Starting price:
70 USD
THAILAND: Kingdom of Lavo, lead dumbell ring (37.35g), Mitch-2615, Fine, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Estimate:...
Price realized:
140 USD
Lot 1962
Starting price:
70 USD
THAILAND: Kingdom of Lavo, lead dumbell ring (47.77g), Mitch-2615, Fine, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Estimate:...
Price realized:
220 USD
Lot 1963
Starting price:
45 USD
THAILAND: AR belt, 71cm (28"), silver alloy Hill Tribe belt of 32 segments with cotton ties, a lovely piece! EF, ex...
Price realized:
55 USD
Lot 1964
Starting price:
140 USD
THAILAND: AR neck ring, Opitz pg. 284 (plate example), 190mm, somewhat debased silver Hill Tribes neck ring with...
Lot unsold
Lot 1965
Starting price:
45 USD
THAILAND: AR necklace, 41cm (16"), silver alloy Hill Tribe necklace of 22 segments, a lovely piece! EF, ex Charles...
Price realized:
280 USD
Lot 1966
Starting price:
40 USD
THAILAND: base silver bracelet (139g), 72 x 18mm, diamond-shaped exterior with dotted decoration, VF, ex Charles Opitz...
Price realized:
45 USD
Lot 1967
Starting price:
35 USD
THAILAND: stone axe, ancient Thai stone shoulder axe, Fine, ex Paul Dillingham, Charles Opitz Collection. Estimate:...
Lot unsold
Lot 1968
Starting price:
60 USD
THAILAND: tin alloy "fish" money (64.62g), 81mm (3-1/8") in length, discovered in Aythia, from old uncertain Western...
Price realized:
120 USD
Lot 1969
Starting price:
170 USD
TIMOR: AR ornament set, Opitz p.136, consisting of 4 silver earrings from Timor Island, once used as bridewealth...
Lot unsold
Lot 1970
Starting price:
170 USD
TIMOR: AR ornament set, Opitz p.136, consisting of 4 silver earrings from Timor Island, once used as bridewealth...
Lot unsold
Lot 1971
Starting price:
170 USD
TIMOR: AR ornament set, Opitz p.136 (plate example), consisting of 4 silver earrings from Timor Island, once used as...
Lot unsold
Lot 1972
Starting price:
85 USD
TOGO: quartz disk (199g), Opitz p.273, 67 x 54 x 27mm, ca. 17th-19th century, used as money by various Akan people...
Price realized:
160 USD
Lot 1973
Starting price:
40 USD
TOGO: quartz disk (95.08g), Opitz p.273, ca. 54 x 47 x 25mm, used as money by various Akan people along the west...
Price realized:
40 USD
Lot 1974
Starting price:
70 USD
TURKESTAN: tea money, 34x24mm, small North Turkestan tea brick money used by the Kyrgyz and Kalmyk people and...
Price realized:
90 USD
Lot 1975
Starting price:
140 USD
TURKEY: coin belt, 175mm, belt with 43 coins on hand woven strip, includes Ottoman Turkish coins of Mahmud II, Abdul...
Lot unsold
Lot 1976
Starting price:
100 USD
TURKEY: coin cloth, 175mm, cloth sewn with 24 coins, trade beads and a single shell, pierced coins are all from Sultan...
Price realized:
110 USD
Lot 1977
Starting price:
40 USD
UNITED STATES: AR trade brooch (1.87g), ca. 1760-1820, Opitz p.356 (plate example), Fine, circular body with pin, ex...
Price realized:
40 USD
Lot 1978
Starting price:
100 USD
UNITED STATES: carved scrimshaw, EF, 112mm, sperm whale tooth Scrimshaw with 18th to early 19 century ship design,...
Price realized:
1000 USD
Lot 1979
Starting price:
110 USD
UNITED STATES: glass beads (160g), VF, with a medal of Innocent XI (Peace of Nijmegen), all strung on leather cord ca....
Lot unsold
Lot 1980
Starting price:
130 USD
UNITED STATES: porcupine quill basket, EF, 135mm, Vintage Native American porcupine quill basket ca. late 19th century,...
Price realized:
100 USD
Lot 1981
Starting price:
85 USD
UNITED STATES: steel flint striker (38.64g), Opitz p.146, VF, 62 x 32mm, plus two pieces of flint, used for trade with...
Price realized:
95 USD
Lot 1982
Starting price:
220 USD
UNITED STATES: turquoise money, Opitz pg. 359/60 (plate), EF, 50cm, Native American currency used by the Hopi and Zuni...
Price realized:
220 USD
Lot 1983
Starting price:
60 USD
UNITED STATES: turquoise money, Opitz pg. 359/60, VF, 30cm, Native American currency used by the Hopi and Zuni tribes,...
Price realized:
95 USD
Lot 1984
Starting price:
40 USD
WEST AFRICA: AE boat anklet (397g), Opitz p.278 (plate example), ca. 130 x 90mm, made by the Senufo people of West...
Price realized:
150 USD
Lot 1985
Starting price:
40 USD
WEST AFRICA: AE manilla (88.28g), Opitz p.209 (possible plate example), abi-type bracelet, measuring 59mm at the widest...
Price realized:
100 USD
Lot 1986
Starting price:
170 USD
WESTERN NEW GUINEA: salt block (238g), Opitz p.293 (plate example), 120 x 90 x 70mm, end piece of a salt block wrapped...
Price realized:
260 USD
Lot 1987
Starting price:
120 USD
WESTERN NEW GUINEA: shell ring (171g), 105 x 8mm, made in Baigisewer village near Sarmi ca. 19th century, VF, ex...
Lot unsold
Lot 1988
Starting price:
280 USD
WESTERN NEW GUINEA: shell ring money (136.45g), 88 x 82mm, attached with woven band with six small shells and long...
Lot unsold
Lot 1989
Starting price:
350 USD
YEMEN: AR telsum necklace (184g), Opitz p.65, consisting of 20 telsums (small boxes, some attached with 3 small...
Lot unsold
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