**Originally Listed At $600**

Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A collection of three wood, shell, and woven items. First, a crescent-shaped spoon with a shallow bowl, carved from very dark colored coconut wood. Second, a tightly woven bracelet made from light and dark fibers with a diamond and zigzag pattern on its surface. Third, a collection of three large shell money pieces tied together in reed-like fibers. Size of largest (basket): 2.8" W x 6" H (7.1 cm x 15.2 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hurst collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Spoon has small scratches on surface but is overall well preserved. The bracelet is in very nice condition. The shells have light wear commensurate with age and their reed-like wrapper has come unfolded in a few places but overall is in nice condition.