Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20 Sep 2017
A Tikopia necklace Solomon Islands shell
A Tikopia necklace
Solomon Islands
shell, with a central double hook and twelve single hooks,
48cm long.
Provenance
Dr James Spillius, London.
cf. Daniel Blau & Klass Maaz. Fish Hooks of the Pacific Islands, p.131, pl.46 for a similar necklace in turtle shell.