40063

Fish hook Money

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
Fish hook Money
SOLD
130.00USD+ buyer's premium (26.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 16 @ 07:31UTC-7 : PDT/MST

Lot: 40063
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Title: Fish hook Money
Description: In Guadalcanal, and Marshall and Ellis Islands, fish hooks were made from pearl shells as late as 1933. Per Opitz, p. 145, these two-piece shell hooks were used as currency. The first example in this lot is made of wood and shell, very curved, and illustrated in Opitz, p. 146; the second is much straighter.
Low Estimate: 250
High Estimate: 500
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