Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day One - 17 Sep 2025

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A Marquesas Islands wrist / ankle ornament poe vaevae

£400 - £600 £483

A Marquesas Islands wrist / ankle ornament poe vaevae
Polynesia
coconut fibre and tufts of human black hair, with an attached label inscribed MARQUESAS.,
22cm wide,
and a Marquesas Islands head ornament, pavahina, coconut fibre with multiple tassels of human hair, the top with dyed fibre and a label inscribed MARQUESAS., 29cm long. (2)

Provenance
William Ohly (1883 - 1955) Berkeley Galleries and Abbey Museum, New Barnet, London, UK, and thence by descent.

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