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Solomon Islands, Tanga, Clam Shell Arm Ring, exterior grooved, 8.1cm, 2.8cm deep (Quiggin pp.122-3, fig. 44). Very fine, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £150
Solomon Islands, Shell Money, string of red shell discs, banana seed terminals, strung on fibre, approx. 95cm (Quiggin pl. 16). Very fine, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £120
Solomon Islands, Shell Money, string of seeds and shells on twisted fibre, 76cm (Quiggin pp.162-3, fig. 59). String broken near one end, otherwise very fine (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £90
Solomon Islands, Necklace of small shell discs strung on fibre, approx. 135cm (Quiggin pl. 16). Very fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £80
Tauma Island, Australia, braid of human hair encased in coiled fibre, 35cm. Very fine (£20-40)
Hammer Price: £20
Torres Islands, Te Titi, snail shell belt, approx. length 150cm (Quiggin pp.164-5, fig. 61). Nearly very fine, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £45
Torres Straits, Uraz, rope of olive shells (Oliva carneola), approx. 3.5 metres (Quiggin pp.180-1, fig. 78). Very fine, the length very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £110
Trade Beads, Dutch (?), ceramic, exteriors white, red and yellow, interiors blue, strung on cotton, indeterminate length and quantity [Lot]. Very fine (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £50
Mexico, Miniature Axe Head, copper, 4.4 x 2.3cm (Quiggin p.312 and fig. 140). Well fashioned, very fine (£20-30)
North America, Trade Axe Head, stone, polished but not edged, 13.5 x 9cm. Very fine, part of collector’s label adhering (£90-120)
Siam, Canoe Money, 8.5 x 1.5cm (Quiggin pl. 21, 2); Bullet Money (4), various sizes (Quiggin pl. 21, 5-9); Gambling Tokens (2), porcelain, used as currency; Persian Gulf Area, Larin (Quiggin p.194, fig. 81) [8]. Very fine (£80-100)
Siam, Tiger Tongue Money (2), 0.09kg, 0.08kg (Quiggin p.218 and pl. 21, 4) [2]. Very fine (£20-30)
Africa, bracelet of Elephant's Hair, 8.5 x 8.0cm (Quiggin p.80, footnote 1). Extremely fine, collector's label adhering (£100-120)
Cameroon, Mimba Iron Spear money (2), 12cm, 9.5cm (Quiggin –) [2]. Rusted, otherwise very fine (£40-50)
Cameroon, flat Brass Ring, 1.3cm; Gold Coast, Aggry Beads (2); Ivory Coast, Brass Ring, 1.5cm; Liberia, Ebony Disk Money (3), 1.8, 1.6, 1.2 cm; Sudan, Fulani People, large Amber Bead, 3.5cm; Togoland, Stone Money, in the form of a large bead [9]. Very fine or better, penultimate with collector’s label adhering (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £160
Central Africa, Boar’s Tusk, tip made flat, 27cm (Quiggin p.119). Very fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £55
East Africa, Arabian necklace of circular green glass Trade Beads strung on thick fibre, approx. length 32cm (Quiggin pp.38-43, 102). Very fine (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £70
East Africa, necklace formed of 250 large Cowries double strung on fibre, some with traces of black dye, approx. length 75cm (Quiggin pp.93, 99). A nice example, very fine, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £260
Liberia, Kissi Penny, iron bar currency, twisted, 37.5cm, 0.02kg (Quiggin pl.1, 11). Very fine (£20-30)
£20–£30
Liberia, Kissi Pennies (2), iron bar currency, twisted, 37 and 34mm (Quiggin pl.1, 11) [2]. Very fine (£30-40)
Nigeria, Ivory Armlet, formed from section of hollowed elephant’s tusk, 12 x 9cm. Very fine, patinated (£120-150)
£120–£150
Nigeria, Manilla, chequered pattern by and on flattened terminals, brass, 9 x 8.5cm, 0.65kg (Quiggin p.89). Very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £60
Nigeria, Manilla, twisted with flattened and decorated terminals, bronze, 8 x 6.5cm, 0.21kg (Quiggin p.89; Johansson fig. 3); West Africa, small Manilla, made in Birmingham for export before 1938, 6 x 5.7cm, 0.08kg (Quiggin p.89) [2]. Very fine, latter with some verdigris (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
North Africa, Ivory Necklace, formed of cylindrical and almost triangular cross-sectioned tooled pieces, the latter interspersed with ivory beads, length approx. 22cm. Very fine, rare (£150-200)
Northern Rhodesia, Copper Ingot Money, half-spherical, cast, 0.21kg (Quiggin p.103), Very fine (£30-50)
South Africa, Hottentots and Bushmen, necklace of Ostrich Shell Disks strung on fibre, approx. length 25cm (Quiggin pps.100, 107, fig. 36). Very fine (£80-100)
South Africa, Hottentot Pipes (2), 11cm, Pipe Bowls (2), soapstone(?) [4]. Very fine (£80-100)
South Eastern Africa, necklace of Brass Rings strung on fibre, approx. length 41cm (Quiggin p.94 and cf. pl.3, 1). Very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £25
South Eastern Africa, Brass Rings on a leather thong, 24cm (Quiggin p.94). Very fine (£30-40)
£30–£40
West Africa, Manilla, richly patterned, brass, 11.5 x 10.5cm, 1.21kg (Quiggin –). Very fine, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £130
West Africa, a pair of Manillas, matching serpent-like pattern, polygonal terminals, brass, 7 x 6cm, 6.7 x 6cm, 127.2g, 93.6g [2]. Very fine (£50-80)
West Africa, Manilla, terminals decorated with matching animal’s heads, brass, 6.7 x 6.2cm, 95.2g; Manilla, made in Birmingham for export prior to 1938, 5.8 x 5.5cm, 74.9g [2]. Very fine (£40-60)
Borneo, Bullet Money (2), 58.85g, 5.34g; Burma, weights (2), Alaungpaya, Elephant, 3.5g, Thibaw, To, 31.4g (R & S 2, 12) [4]. Very fine (£40-50)
China, Knife Money (3), Ming tao (Quiggin pp.238-40, fig. 100) and a fragment [4]. One broken, otherwise nearly very fine, patinated (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £15
Northern Thailand, Kingdom of Lannanthai (1290-1556), Chieng, Tamlung (pack saddle money), silver, 61.38g. Very fine (£30-50)
Siam, Bullet Money (5), different sizes, total 0.04kg (Quiggin pl. 21, 5-9), Canoe Money (2), 9.8 x 1.3cm, 7.7 x 1.0cm, 0.06kg, 0.02kg (Quiggin pl. 21, 2), Tiger Tongue Money, 11.5 x 2.5cm, 0.13kg (Quiggin p.218 and pl. 21, 4); Persian Gulf Area, Larin (Quiggin p.194, fig. 81) [9]. Very fine (£90-120)
Siam, silver Ingot, 0.40kg, Tokens (3), bronze, porcelain and mother of pearl; Srivijaya, 8th to 13th century, male Namo; India, Native States, silver Ingots (2) and Fanam [8]. Very fine (£40-60)
Fiji, Whale’s Tooth, 5.5 x 1.8cm (Quiggin pl. 5). Very fine (£40-60)
America, Arrowhead Money (2), knapped stone, black and brown; Mexico, miniature Axe Head, copper, 4.3 x 2.4cm (Quiggin p.312 and fig. 140) [3]. Second extremely fine, others very fine, last with verdigris (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £40
Ash trays (7), silver, some engraved commemoratively, variously set with British coins, Crowns, 1935 (2), Florin, 1900, Shilling, 1902, Pennies (3), 1797, 1858, 1902, Farthing, 1901, all hallmarked [7]. Coins fine and better, otherwise mostly very fine (£60-80)
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