Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018
Lot 635
A rare Marshall Islands chiefs fibre belt Micronesia pandanus leaf
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £4600
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Description
A rare Marshall Islands chiefs fibre belt
Micronesia
pandanus leaf, the tightly bound strips with a black dyed and natural leaf patterned covering,
33.5cm long.
Provenance
Lt.Gen. A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers, Farnham, Dorset.
Christie's, Amsterdam, 24 May 2000, lot 219.