Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017

Lot 232

A Papua New Guinea breast ornament Melanesia shell

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £600

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Description

A Papua New Guinea breast ornament

Melanesia

shell, the top edge with incised dots and with a fibre band,

28.5cm high,

a Naga leather and shell belt, two heavy shell currency necklaces, a bone armband and eight shell currency rings. (13)

Provenance

Seward Kennedy, London.