An Andaman Islands 'full dress' Bay of Bengal leaf and fibre

An Andaman Islands 'full dress'

Bay of Bengal

leaf and fibre, comprising; a head band/belt with gum decoration and tassels,

28.5cm long,

two similar armbands with shells, two narrow bound wrist bands and a similar head band, with a hand written label Andaman Isl. "Full dress" C.W.H.

Provenance

Charles Wilfred Hext (1880 - 1918)

The Hext Sale, Tennants, Yorksihire, 8 May 2010, lot 364 part.