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LOT 2785
African Terracotta Trade Beads
NIGER, 1200-1500 A.D. AND LATER
22 - 48 in. (31.9 grams total, 56-122 cm).
Comprising a long string of ribbed tubular beads with some larger oblate beads; a string of red oblate beads. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s.
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LOT 2785
African Terracotta Trade Beads
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
Fringed beadwork necklace composed of vibrantly coloured beads, with a loop closure. 69 grams total, necklace: 60 cm long
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African Wooden Tribal Figure Collection
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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Native North American Punuk Carved Fossilized Bone Knife Handle
Alaska, circa 500-1,000 century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled as a finely carved zoomorphic body with circular eyes and a rounded mouth, lines and dots decoration to the body, securing a smooth black stone blade. 43.1 grams, 10.1 cm
Excavated on St Lawrence Island, Alaska. Ex John and Valerie Arieta, 1996. Dr Alan Black collection. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
