Ethnographic Auction

OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 3 nassa shell belts, Opitz (2011) p.379 (plate examples), 56cm, 50cm, and 30.5cm-long respectively, made with numero

OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 6 nassa shell belts, Opitz (2011) p.379-80, including two belts (43cm & 52cm long, the latter with several tri...

OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 6 nassa shell belts, Opitz (2011) p.379-80 (some plate examples), including one belt (50cm long), a diamond-shaped h

OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 8 nassa shell money, comprising several types with different methods of production, including one with 3 rows of she

OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 10 items, a very interesting mix from different locations, including New Ireland: a manum ornament (also called kapu

OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 8 items, including 2 bone bosu sticks (lime spatula); 3 dogtooth ornaments, with one head ornament (affixed on a rat

OCEANIA: PAPUA NEW GUINEA & SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 3 rattles, including Trobriand Islands: string of rattle seed beads (Opitz 2011 p.98 plate e...

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Choiseul Island, bakhia ornament (587g), Opitz p.29 (plate example), consisting of a 17cm carved stone disc carefully fitted

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Island, rongo shell money (16.98g), 18th century, Opitz p.301, ca. 56cm in circumference, consisting of numerous gro

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: armband shell money, 170x95mm, Malaita & Eastern Solomons armband shell money discs in decorated pattern with hibuscus...

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: conch shell armband (83.05g), ca. 85mm, thick ring with smooth, well-crafted surface, choice VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: cone shell ring, 74mm, shell ring with 2 3/4" diameter decorative relief on outer edge, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collecti...

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: fossilized clam armlet (240g), Opitz p. 298, 110 x 20mm, made from fossilized clam shell, lovely example with fine workmansh

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: kesa shell (107g), Opitz p.174, 65mm wide & 47mm tall, made on Choiseul Island from the shell of a sea worm, an import...

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 2 pieces of Melawei clam shell ring, sizes are 102mm and 108mm (4") in diameter, lot of 2 items, ex Charles Op...

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: sapi-sapi shell money (80.22g), Opitz p.294, numerous small shell discs on two strings measuring 224cm in total length, used

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & dog teeth necklace (218g), Opitz p.132, more than 3 meters in circumference, made from numerous small shell di...

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money (5.31g), 37cm, consisting of numerous small white shell discs on a string, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: tafuliae' shell money, Opitz pg. 330 (plate), 292cm (115") in length, large tafuliae' from the Malaita Island...

OCEANIA: SOLOMON ISLANDS: wooden comb (58.77g), 205 x 82mm, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.

OCEANIA: TIMOR: AR ornament set, Opitz p.136, consisting of 4 silver earrings from Timor Island, once used as bridewealth payment, secured on blue fel

OCEANIA: TIMOR: AR ornament set, Opitz p.136, consisting of 4 silver earrings from Timor Island, once used as bridewealth payment, secured on purple f

OCEANIA: TIMOR: AR ornament set, Opitz p.136 (plate example), consisting of 4 silver earrings from Timor Island, once used as bridewealth payment, sec

OCEANIA: WESTERN NEW GUINEA: shell ring money (136.45g), 88 x 82mm, attached with woven band with six small shells and long string, a very old specime

OCEANIA: WESTERN NEW GUINEA: shell ring (171g), 105 x 8mm, made in Baigisewer village near Sarmi ca. 19th century, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.

WORLDWIDE: ASIA & EUROPE: LOT of 43 diverse items, including among others Asia-China: a jade ornament in the shape of a traditional lock (56 x 5...

WORLDWIDE: PACIFIC & AFRICA: LOT of 8 stone items, including Pacific: a one-handed miniature replica Yap stone (ca. 40mm wide), made for tourist...

WORLDWIDE: PACIFIC & AFRICA: LOT of 8 woven items, including Papua New Guinea: 4 items made from braided lily root, including a set of 10 yellow...

WORLDWIDE: LOT of 20 diverse items, including among others Africa: a German East Africa copper coil money, 2 Namibia small twisted silver ring money (

WORLDWIDE: LOT of 15 items, including Africa: a short string of ancient Egyptian amulets; two strings of Borjookes glass beads (12 blue & 6 red ...

WORLDWIDE: LOT of 8 items from across the world, including United States: 2 strings of California wampum beads (one made from polished discs of olive

WORLDWIDE: LOT of 8 diverse items, including Africa: 24cm wooden comb with iron spikes and geometric patterns, 10 cowrie shell segments from Nigeria,

LITERATURE: Opitz, Charles J. An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money: A Definition of Money and Descriptions of Traditional Money, Ocala, 2000, 41