Day 1 - Tribal Art the Americas, Indonesia & Oceania - 18th September 2019
Lot 1369
λA Solomon Islands nose ornament Melanesia turtleshell
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £420
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Description
λA Solomon Islands nose ornament
Melanesia
turtleshell, with incised and lime filled chevron bands,
5.5cm high, on a stand. (2)
Provenance
Robert A Lever. Collected working as a government scientist specialising in coral reefs between 1931 and 1936.
Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art, 19th June 2014, lot 1586.