KAGIN'S MARCH 11-15, 2021 AUCTION

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KAGIN'S 2021 AUCTION
MARCH 11-12, 2021 (MARCH 15 INTERNET ONLY)
TIBURON, CA 94920






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Chief's Money Items4061 - Chief's Money Items
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4061 Header: Title: Chief's Money Items Description: A final barava/mbarava, in circular form. Beautifully carved and symmetrical. See Op
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Sold for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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Nine Feet Long Shell Bead Strands!4062 - Nine Feet Long Shell Bead Strands!
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4062 Header: Title: Nine Feet Long Shell Bead Strands! Description: Batafulu is similar to bani'au, but with ten strands of shell beads,
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Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Borneo Dowry Beads4063 - Borneo Dowry Beads
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4063 Header: Title: Borneo Dowry Beads Description: Two beautiful strings of beads, precious heirlooms, used for dowries and favored for
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Start Price : 600.00
 
 
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Borneo Beaded Belt4064 - Borneo Beaded Belt
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4064 Header: Title: Borneo Beaded Belt Description: A six-strand Orang Ulu beaded belt from Borneo similar to the nine-strand beaded belt
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Sold for (460.00 + 92.00BP) = 552.00
 
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Necklace with 15 Fetishes4065 - Necklace with 15 Fetishes
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4065 Header: Title: Necklace with 15 Fetishes Description: Also from Borneo, a beaded necklace with 15 fetishes attached, together with a
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Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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Thousand-Year-Old Javanese Beads4066 - Thousand-Year-Old Javanese Beads
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4066 Header: Title: Thousand-Year-Old Javanese Beads Description: Jatim, an abbreviation of Jawa Timor (east Java), refers to ancient Ind
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Necklace with Beads, Claws, Shells, and Bells4067 - Necklace with Beads, Claws, Shells, and Bells
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4067 Header: Title: Necklace with Beads, Claws, Shells, and Bells Description: An exotic necklace combining so-called "padre beads"...
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Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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Rare Philippine Gold Pango Beads4068 - Rare Philippine Gold Pango Beads
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4068 Header: Title: Rare Philippine Gold Pango Beads Description: The Ifugao Tribe of the Philippines valued a single pango (pangao) bead
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Sold for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Thousand-Year-Old Pelangi Beads4069 - Thousand-Year-Old Pelangi Beads
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4069 Header: Title: Thousand-Year-Old Pelangi Beads Description: A bead industry flourished in Indonesia circa 900 A.D., producing "pelan
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Sold for (650.00 + 130.00BP) = 780.00
 
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Trobriand Axe Blade Money4070 - Trobriand Axe Blade Money
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4070 Header: Title: Trobriand Axe Blade Money Description: In the Trobriand Islands, beku—a large, green-flecked, stone ceremoni
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Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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New Ireland Pig-Buying Money4071 - New Ireland Pig-Buying Money
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4071 Header: Title: New Ireland Pig-Buying Money Description: Birok is the most elaborate and valuable form of Oceania shell money, used
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Sold for (1,700.00 + 340.00BP) = 2,040.00
 
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Porpoise Teeth4072 - Porpoise Teeth
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4072 Header: Title: Porpoise Teeth Description: Neck bands and head bands made of porpoise teeth, called biru, were used as money in Mala
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Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Bali Cassowary Quill Money4073 - Bali Cassowary Quill Money
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4073 Header: Title: Bali Cassowary Quill Money Description: Cassowary quill currency from Bali: a bundle of cassowary quills tightly boun
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Sold for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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Giant Borneo Cannon Money4074 - Giant Borneo Cannon Money
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4074 Header: Title: Giant Borneo Cannon Money Description: Huge example of genuine Borneo cannon money on modern display stand. In the 19
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Sold for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Smaller Borneo Cannon Money4075 - Smaller Borneo Cannon Money
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4075 Header: Title: Smaller Borneo Cannon Money Description: A second example of Borneo cannon money, 14" long and richly decorated. This
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Sold for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Solomon Islands War Club4076 - Solomon Islands War Club
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4076 Header: Title: Solomon Islands War Club Description: A well-carved Solomon Islands war club with a ball head, highly valued. Illustr
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Sold for (560.00 + 112.00BP) = 672.00
 
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Inlaid War Club4077 - Inlaid War Club
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4077 Header: Title: Inlaid War Club Description: An outstanding Solomon Islands club with delicate shell inlay at tip, obviously of very
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Pearl Shell Gorgets (Dafi)4078 - Pearl Shell Gorgets (Dafi)
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4078 Header: Title: Pearl Shell Gorgets (Dafi) Description: Tribesmen in Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, made pearl shell gorgets called
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Sold for (290.00 + 58.00BP) = 348.00
 
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Very Old Double Pearl Shell Dafi4079 - Very Old Double Pearl Shell Dafi
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4079 Header: Title: Very Old Double Pearl Shell Dafi Description: Another dafi, very old. It has double pearl shells with dentillated edg
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Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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Two Examples of Dibidibi Currency4080 - Two Examples of Dibidibi Currency
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4080 Header: Title: Two Examples of Dibidibi Currency Description: Circular shell disks from the top of the cone shell, called dibidibi,
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Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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Huge Diwarra Coil4081 - Huge Diwarra Coil
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4081 Header: Title: Huge Diwarra Coil Description: Nassa shells collected from mangrove swamps on the north coast of New Britain were bur
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Dog Teeth Strings4082 - Dog Teeth Strings
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4082 Header: Title: Dog Teeth Strings Description: Dog teeth were prized as money throughout Oceania. Included here are two examples: a s
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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More Dog Teeth Money4083 - More Dog Teeth Money
Kagin's, Inc
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
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Imitation Dog Teeth, Flores Earrings4084 - Imitation Dog Teeth, Flores Earrings
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4084 Header: Title: Imitation Dog Teeth, Flores Earrings Description: Besides strings, dog teeth were also mounted on headbands. They wer
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Start Price : 400.00
 
 
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Gold Earrings for Bride Price4085 - Gold Earrings for Bride Price
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4085 Header: Title: Gold Earrings for Bride Price Description: Gold earrings were used as bride price in the Naga Culture of Flores Islan
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Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Gold Bride Price Earrings4086 - Gold Bride Price Earrings
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4086 Header: Title: Gold Bride Price Earrings Description: Two additional pairs of gold earrings from central Flores Island: the first ha
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Sold for (360.00 + 72.00BP) = 432.00
 
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Wea Wunu Wona Gold Earrings4087 - Wea Wunu Wona Gold Earrings
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4087 Header: Title: Wea Wunu Wona Gold Earrings Description: A special type of Flores Island gold earrings is called wea wunu wona. They
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Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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Brass, Silver Earrings4089 - Brass, Silver Earrings
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4089 Header: Title: Brass, Silver Earrings Description: The Dayak Tribe of Borneo is famous for brass earrings cast by the lost wax proce
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Start Price : 200.00
 
 
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Wire Bound Euk from New Britain/New Ireland4090 - Wire Bound Euk from New Britain/New Ireland
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4090 Header: Title: Wire Bound Euk from New Britain/New Ireland Description: In New Britain and New Ireland, the gold-lipped shell does
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Start Price : 200.00
 
 
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Euk with Shell Beads4091 - Euk with Shell Beads
Kagin's, Inc
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
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Sold for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Euk Currency with Rattan4092 - Euk Currency with Rattan
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4092 Header: Title: Euk Currency with Rattan Description: Another euk shell, with the ear bound with rattan. See Opitz NNP edition, https
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Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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Unique Euk with Owners' Names Inscribed4093 - Unique Euk with Owners' Names Inscribed
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4093 Header: Title: Unique Euk with Owners' Names Inscribed Description: New Britain, Melanesia, gold-lip pearl shell with woven fiber an
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Sold for (360.00 + 72.00BP) = 432.00
 
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Perfect Number 1 Santa Cruz Feather Coil!4094 - Perfect Number 1 Santa Cruz Feather Coil!
Kagin's, Inc
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
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Sold for (11,500.00 + 2,300.00BP) = 13,800.00
 
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Collection of Solomon Islands Feather Sticks4095 - Collection of Solomon Islands Feather Sticks
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4095 Header: Title: Collection of Solomon Islands Feather Sticks Description: Collection of 5 feather sticks from the Solomon Islands: No
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Exotic New Britain Fiber Currency Unit4096 - Exotic New Britain Fiber Currency Unit
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4096 Header: Title: Exotic New Britain Fiber Currency Unit Description: New Britain fiber currency unit, likely Mengen or Nakanai people:
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Sold for (360.00 + 72.00BP) = 432.00
 
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Auki Island Currency, 10 Strings of Shell Beads4097 - Auki Island Currency, 10 Strings of Shell Beads
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4097 Header: Title: Auki Island Currency, 10 Strings of Shell Beads Description: A perfect tafuliae', a currency unit of Auki Island, So
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Start Price : 400.00
 
 
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Another Auki Island Currency4098 - Another Auki Island Currency
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4098 Header: Title: Another Auki Island Currency Description: Another Auki Island currency unit, this one made of 5 strings of shell bead
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Start Price : 200.00
 
 
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Oceanic Fish Hooks4100 - Oceanic Fish Hooks
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4100 Header: Title: Oceanic Fish Hooks Description: In Guadalcanal, and Marshall and Ellis Islands, fish hooks were made from pearl shel
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Exotic Solomon Islands Fish Hooks4101 - Exotic Solomon Islands Fish Hooks
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4101 Header: Title: Exotic Solomon Islands Fish Hooks Description: A collection of five exotic Solomon Islands fish hooks, made from shel
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Sold for (480.00 + 96.00BP) = 576.00
 
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Flying Fox Teeth4102 - Flying Fox Teeth
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4102 Header: Title: Flying Fox Teeth Description: Solomon Islands, Malaita Island, flying fox teeth necklace strung on bush string; lengt
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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A Fo'o'aba Woven Money Belt4104 - A Fo'o'aba Woven Money Belt
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4104 Header: Title: A Fo'o'aba Woven Money Belt Description: A fo'o'aba is a woven money belt worn as a sash in the Solomon ...
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Sold for (450.00 + 90.00BP) = 540.00
 
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Shell Bead Strings for Bride Price4105 - Shell Bead Strings for Bride Price
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4105 Header: Title: Shell Bead Strings for Bride Price Description: A galia is a single three-foot string of white shell beads made on Au
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Plaited Human Hair!4106 - Plaited Human Hair!
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4106 Header: Title: Plaited Human Hair! Description: On Taurna Island, Australia, strings of plaited human hair, neatly bound, were used
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Beautiful Ikat Cloth4107 - Beautiful Ikat Cloth
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4107 Header: Title: Beautiful Ikat Cloth Description: Ikat cloth is made by tying and dying the warp threads prior to weaving. In Central
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Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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Century-Old Sapi Sapi Belt4108 - Century-Old Sapi Sapi Belt
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4108 Header: Title: Century-Old Sapi Sapi Belt Description: An early 20th century kaipwesi belt (or sapi sapi) made of kaloma shell disks
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Sold for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
 
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Very Rare Trobriand Doga Necklace4109 - Very Rare Trobriand Doga Necklace
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4109 Header: Title: Very Rare Trobriand Doga Necklace Description: Also from the Trobriand Islands, this amazing necklace has an overlapp
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Start Price : 300.00
 
 
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Kanotar Chains for Bride Price4110 - Kanotar Chains for Bride Price
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4110 Header: Title: Kanotar Chains for Bride Price Description: Kanotars are snake-like metal chains with flared ends, made of tin, from
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Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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Elaborate Kanotars4111 - Elaborate Kanotars
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4111 Header: Title: Elaborate Kanotars Description: Two additional Sumba kanotars, one with highly elaborate design including wire scroll
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Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Choiseul Island Sea Worm Money4112 - Choiseul Island Sea Worm Money
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4112 Header: Title: Choiseul Island Sea Worm Money Description: Kesa consists of sets of thin-walled cylinders now thought to be carved f
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Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Clam Shell Strings for Warriors4113 - Clam Shell Strings for Warriors
Kagin's, Inc
Lot: 4113 Header: Title: Clam Shell Strings for Warriors Description: Natives of Baelelea, North Malaita, in the Solomon Islands, made keta ko
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Sold for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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