Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018
Lot 638
λA Yap Island armband Micronesia turtle shell
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £650
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Description
λA Yap Island armband
Micronesia
turtle shell, with incised grooves, the inside inscribed 96962 L.1502./124. Yap I, Dr Kramen, and with a later label inscribed 5249 (Linden Museum) YAP Isl.,
6cm diameter, 4.5cm high,
a Solomon Islands armband, with leaf, woven grasses, shell beads and buttons, 6cm high, and a woven grass armband. (3)
Provenance
Yap armband
collected by Dr Kramer, Linden Museum, Stuttgart.
Christie's Amsterdam, 24th May 2000, lot 283 part.