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.