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LOT 2755
Javanese Trade Beads
MAJOPAHIT, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D.
22 3/4 - 23 1/4 in. (23.7 grams total, 58-59 cm).
Two strings of red glass beads; old collector's cards: 'Majopahit 13th c. opaque red glass beads. Java 1293-1520 and its maritime empire. Beads used trading in E. Indies' and 'Majopahit 1293-1520 Kingdom of East Java (Sumatra, S. Malaysia = coastal Borneo.) These 13 c.' [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s.
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LOT 2755
Javanese 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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Oceanic Wooden Samoan War Club
Tonga, Polynesia, early-mid 20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Paddle-shaped in plan with ellipsoid-section shaft and pierced tab finial; flared pelta-shaped head with restrained chip-carved geometric ornament; with incised legends to one face: 'LALAIFOOPOO / MATAPVA' with some letters inverted. 605 grams, 58 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Native North American Inuit Carved Fossilized Walrus Bone Toggle in the Form of a Seal
Alaska, circa 13th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Modelled as a seal with a rounded body and raised heads, small fins and carved eyes, carved for suspension to the underside and an attachment loop to the tail; with two old labels reading: 'Toggle in the form of a seal, excavated on the mainland at Brevik mission, 13th-14th century' and 'Eskimo toggle in form a seal, 13th-14th c'. 26.7 grams, 77 mm
Excavated on the mainland at Brevig Mission, Alaska. Ex John and Valerie Arieta, 1993. Dr Alan Black collection. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Native North American Carved Fossilized Walrus Bone Figure
Alaska, circa 1,000 A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round as a standing female figure with a rounded bald head, incised eye and mouth, wearing a waistband above hips and straps(?) to the torso, emphasised carved vulva detail; with a hand-written tag reading 'Ivory doll, ca. 1000 AD, Exc. Wales, Alaska'. 19.4 grams, 79 mm
Ex Wales, Alaska. Ex John and Valerie Arieta, 1993. Dr Alan Black collection. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
