KAGIN'S MARCH 11-15, 2021 AUCTION

Lot: 4155 Header: Title: Coconut Disks, Tanga Island Shell Ring Description: Strings of black coconut disks, called sek, were used as currency

Lot: 4156 Header: Title: Snakeskin Handle Description: A pair of well-used African axes: the first is a money axe from the Songe-Luba Region;

Lot: 4157 Header: Title: "Bat Hoe" and Axe Description: Another well-circulated piece of axe money from the Songe-Luba Region, this wit...

Lot: 4158 Header: Title: Old African Trade Beads Description: Beads were one of the most common forms of African money: examples of full strin

Lot: 4159 Header: Title: Hollow Silver Beads Description: A group of 17 hollow silver beads and pendants, richly ornamented, believed to be ma

Lot: 4160 Header: Title: More Hollow Silver Beads Description: A further group of 21 hollow silver beads and pendants, highly decorated. Low E

Lot: 4161 Header: Title: Impressive Silver Necklace Description: An entire necklace of hollow silver beads and pendants, with inverted teardro

Lot: 4162 Header: Title: Rare Original Bodom Bead Description: A fine example of rare original bodom bead, as used in Ghana as early as the 16

Lot: 4163 Header: Title: Seven-Layer Chevron Bead Description: A rare 16th century seven-layer chevron bead as used in the African trade, plus

Lot: 4164 Header: Title: Chevron Bead Necklaces Description: A necklace of 19 old original cylindrical chevron beads and a second necklace of

Lot: 4165 Header: Title: Rare Kiffa Beads Description: Kiffa beads were made centuries ago in Mauritania from polychrome powder glass in brigh

Lot: 4166 Header: Title: Kiffa Bead Collection Description: A collection of 36 colorful kiffa beads of various designs, up to 1" long. These b

Lot: 4167 Header: Title: Another Kiffa Bead Collection Description: Another collection, of 34 bright kiffa beads, various designs, up to 1" lo

Lot: 4169 Header: Title: Millefiori Bead Collection Description: A collection of over 200 millefiori and other beads used in the African trade

Lot: 4170 Header: Title: Antique Amber and Brass Necklace Description: An antique necklace of brass beads and spacers, with seven large red ca

Lot: 4171 Header: Title: Striking Ethiopian Necklace Description: A striking and wearable modern necklace from Ethiopia, thought to be made by

Lot: 4172 Header: Title: Antique Berber Belt, Ex Schulman Description: Algeria, an antique Berber belt made of thick leather and studded with

Lot: 4173 Header: Title: Bongoombwa Ring Description: In the Kinshasa region of the Congo, large heavy brass rings called bongoombwa were used

Lot: 4174 Header: Title: Throwing Knife Money Description: One of the oddest of all primitive currencies is African throwing knife money. This

Lot: 4175 Header: Title: Two Cowry-Covered Items Description: This lot consists of two objects covered with money cowry shells, a belt (with a