Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020
Lot 486
A Solomon Islands Barava fragment Melanesia giant clam shell tridacna giga
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £450
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Description
A Solomon Islands Barava fragment
Melanesia
giant clam shell tridacna giga, carved with a seated ancestor figure to the side and the torso of another figure in the middle, with two rings above, 16th / 19th century,
16.6cm high, 10.2cm wide, on a stand. (2)