Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018
Lot 634
An Andaman Islands 'full dress' Bay of Bengal leaf and fibre
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £320
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Description
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.