Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21 Sep 2023
Ten Solomon Islands armbands
Ten Solomon Islands armbands
Melanesia
orchid fibre and red dye, two fibre ear ornaments, 25.5cm long, a quill nose ornament, 18cm long, a bamboo container and cover with carved decoration and fibre binding, 32.5cm long and two clay pipes with fibre bound wood mouthpieces. (17)
Provenance
David Moore Barlow, collected in the Solomon Islands, circa 1933.