KAGIN'S MARCH 11-15, 2021 AUCTION

Lot: 4050 Header: Other Oceania Title: (b)Choice Solomon Islands Abaquero Description: In the Solomon Islands beaded armbands were made with the w

Lot: 4051 Header: Title: (b)Impressive Abaquero Description: An impressive Solomon Islands abaquaro in very choice condition. See Opitz, p. 11. L

Lot: 4052 Header: Title: (b)Chief-worn Bakhia—Red, White, and Blue Description: On Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands, breast ornaments calle

Lot: 4053 Header: Title: (b)Another Bakhia, White and Grey Beads Description: A second example of a Solomon Islands bakhia, this with white and g

Lot: 4054 Header: Title: (b)Virtually Perfect Bakhia Description: Another bakhia from the Solomon Islands, virtually perfect. See Opitz, p. 29. P

Lot: 4055 Header: Title: (b)Bani'au Bride Price Money Description: Bani'au consist of six strands of shell beads, each six arm lengths lon...

Lot: 4056 Header: Title: Second Bani'au Example Description: A second example of bani'au; Opitz, p. 32. Also illustrated in NNP edition, ...

Lot: 4057 Header: Title: Clan or Chief Badge Description: This object, a badge of a clan or chief, displays multiple cut out kina shells. It i

Lot: 4058 Header: Title: Cut Out Kina Shell Badge Description: A similar badge from the Solomon Islands made with cut out kina shells and bead

Lot: 4059 Header: Title: Money for Chiefs and for Bride Price Description: Solomon Islands barava (or mbarava) are fretworked plaques made fro

Lot: 4060 Header: Title: Very Old Barava/Mbarava Money Description: Another fine barava or mbarava, with a single figure at the top and center

Lot: 4061 Header: Title: Chief's Money Items Description: A final barava/mbarava, in circular form. Beautifully carved and symmetrical. See Op

Lot: 4062 Header: Title: Nine Feet Long Shell Bead Strands! Description: Batafulu is similar to bani'au, but with ten strands of shell beads,

Lot: 4063 Header: Title: Borneo Dowry Beads Description: Two beautiful strings of beads, precious heirlooms, used for dowries and favored for

Lot: 4064 Header: Title: Borneo Beaded Belt Description: A six-strand Orang Ulu beaded belt from Borneo similar to the nine-strand beaded belt

Lot: 4065 Header: Title: Necklace with 15 Fetishes Description: Also from Borneo, a beaded necklace with 15 fetishes attached, together with a

Lot: 4066 Header: Title: Thousand-Year-Old Javanese Beads Description: Jatim, an abbreviation of Jawa Timor (east Java), refers to ancient Ind

Lot: 4067 Header: Title: Necklace with Beads, Claws, Shells, and Bells Description: An exotic necklace combining so-called "padre beads"...

Lot: 4068 Header: Title: Rare Philippine Gold Pango Beads Description: The Ifugao Tribe of the Philippines valued a single pango (pangao) bead

Lot: 4069 Header: Title: Thousand-Year-Old Pelangi Beads Description: A bead industry flourished in Indonesia circa 900 A.D., producing "pelan

Lot: 4070 Header: Title: Trobriand Axe Blade Money Description: In the Trobriand Islands, beku—a large, green-flecked, stone ceremoni

Lot: 4071 Header: Title: New Ireland Pig-Buying Money Description: Birok is the most elaborate and valuable form of Oceania shell money, used

Lot: 4072 Header: Title: Porpoise Teeth Description: Neck bands and head bands made of porpoise teeth, called biru, were used as money in Mala

Lot: 4073 Header: Title: Bali Cassowary Quill Money Description: Cassowary quill currency from Bali: a bundle of cassowary quills tightly boun

Lot: 4074 Header: Title: Giant Borneo Cannon Money Description: Huge example of genuine Borneo cannon money on modern display stand. In the 19

Lot: 4075 Header: Title: Smaller Borneo Cannon Money Description: A second example of Borneo cannon money, 14" long and richly decorated. This

Lot: 4076 Header: Title: Solomon Islands War Club Description: A well-carved Solomon Islands war club with a ball head, highly valued. Illustr

Lot: 4077 Header: Title: Inlaid War Club Description: An outstanding Solomon Islands club with delicate shell inlay at tip, obviously of very

Lot: 4078 Header: Title: Pearl Shell Gorgets (Dafi) Description: Tribesmen in Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, made pearl shell gorgets called

Lot: 4079 Header: Title: Very Old Double Pearl Shell Dafi Description: Another dafi, very old. It has double pearl shells with dentillated edg

Lot: 4080 Header: Title: Two Examples of Dibidibi Currency Description: Circular shell disks from the top of the cone shell, called dibidibi,

Lot: 4081 Header: Title: Huge Diwarra Coil Description: Nassa shells collected from mangrove swamps on the north coast of New Britain were bur

Lot: 4082 Header: Title: Dog Teeth Strings Description: Dog teeth were prized as money throughout Oceania. Included here are two examples: a s

Lot: 4083 Header: Title: More Dog Teeth Money Description: Two further examples of dog teeth money are included in this lot: (1) many dog teet

Lot: 4084 Header: Title: Imitation Dog Teeth, Flores Earrings Description: Besides strings, dog teeth were also mounted on headbands. They wer

Lot: 4085 Header: Title: Gold Earrings for Bride Price Description: Gold earrings were used as bride price in the Naga Culture of Flores Islan

Lot: 4086 Header: Title: Gold Bride Price Earrings Description: Two additional pairs of gold earrings from central Flores Island: the first ha

Lot: 4087 Header: Title: Wea Wunu Wona Gold Earrings Description: A special type of Flores Island gold earrings is called wea wunu wona. They

Lot: 4089 Header: Title: Brass, Silver Earrings Description: The Dayak Tribe of Borneo is famous for brass earrings cast by the lost wax proce

Lot: 4090 Header: Title: Wire Bound Euk from New Britain/New Ireland Description: In New Britain and New Ireland, the gold-lipped shell does

Lot: 4091 Header: Title: Euk with Shell Beads Description: A second example of euk, this one with five dangles of shell beads attached to one

Lot: 4092 Header: Title: Euk Currency with Rattan Description: Another euk shell, with the ear bound with rattan. See Opitz NNP edition, https

Lot: 4093 Header: Title: Unique Euk with Owners' Names Inscribed Description: New Britain, Melanesia, gold-lip pearl shell with woven fiber an

Lot: 4094 Header: Title: Perfect Number 1 Santa Cruz Feather Coil! Description: For over a century, the only money used in the Santa Cruz Isla

Lot: 4095 Header: Title: Collection of Solomon Islands Feather Sticks Description: Collection of 5 feather sticks from the Solomon Islands: No

Lot: 4096 Header: Title: Exotic New Britain Fiber Currency Unit Description: New Britain fiber currency unit, likely Mengen or Nakanai people:

Lot: 4097 Header: Title: Auki Island Currency, 10 Strings of Shell Beads Description: A perfect tafuliae', a currency unit of Auki Island, So

Lot: 4098 Header: Title: Another Auki Island Currency Description: Another Auki Island currency unit, this one made of 5 strings of shell bead

Lot: 4100 Header: Title: Oceanic Fish Hooks Description: In Guadalcanal, and Marshall and Ellis Islands, fish hooks were made from pearl shel

Lot: 4101 Header: Title: Exotic Solomon Islands Fish Hooks Description: A collection of five exotic Solomon Islands fish hooks, made from shel