KAGIN'S MARCH 11-15, 2021 AUCTION

Lot: 40052 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Ceremonial Axe Blade Money Description: In the Trobriand Islands, large green-flecked stone ceremoni

Lot: 40053 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Kiriwina Island Bundle Money, Tool Description: On Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, the women scr

Lot: 40054 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Alligator Head Sakusaku Description: Among the items exchanged in the kula ring are sakusakus, finia

Lot: 40055 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Kula Ring Sakusaku Description: Another beautifully-carved sakusaku, from the Trobriand Islands, is

Lot: 40056 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Strange Ceremonial Club Description: In New Caledonia, dumbbell-like clubs—one end exposed,

Lot: 40057 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Three-Fathom Diwarra Coil Description: Strings of nassa shells, called diwarra, had no value other t

Lot: 40058 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Dog Teeth Necklace Description: A necklace of about 110 dog teeth, strung on rattan, as used as mone

Lot: 40059 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Mounted Brass Earrings Description: Two pairs of brass spiral earrings from the Philippines, mounted

Lot: 40060 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Solomon Islands Earplug Description: An earplug from the Solomon Islands. Illustrated in NNP edition

Lot: 40061 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Heavy Silver Earring Description: A huge, heavy, silver earring as worn by Karo Batak women of Sumat

Lot: 40062 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Feather Coil Money Tools! Description: Among the many great rarities in this auction, this is probab

Lot: 40063 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Fish hook Money Description: In Guadalcanal, and Marshall and Ellis Islands, fish hooks were made f

Lot: 40064 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Marshall Islands Fish Hook Description: This fish hook, from the Marshall Islands, is entirely of sh

Lot: 40065 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Flying Fox Ear Fur Description: In New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, fur from under the ears of

Lot: 40066 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Alor Island Gong Description: A fine gong from Alor Island; they formed part of bride price and dowr

Lot: 40067 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Clam Shell Ring[ Description: A hato ime, a clam shell ring with a concave circumference. See Opitz,

Lot: 40068 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Prostitute Payment Money Description: Another clam shell ring, called a hokata, with a circular cros

Lot: 40069 Year: Denom: Header: Title: A Second Example Description: A second hokata, equally fine. See Opitz, pp. 158-59. Low Estimate: 20

Lot: 40070 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Carved, Painted Hornbill Beak Description: From the Trobriand Islands comes this hornbill beak, with

Lot: 40071 Year: Denom: Header: Title: Plaited Coil Money Description: Natives of the Marshall Islands plaited black and white palm leaf st