Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017
Lot 664
A Tikopia necklace Solomon Islands shell
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £5500
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Description
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.