African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022

Lot 1289

An Eastern Highlands dog collar rattle

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £30

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Description

An Eastern Highlands dog collar rattle

Papua New Guinea

animal breastbones, seed pods, fibre and tapa,

19cm long,

and two Papua New Guinea spinning tops, coconut shell with carved decoration, 8.5cm and 10.5cm diameter. (3)

Provenance

Mary-Clare Adam, anthropologist, Honorary Consul of Solomon Islands in Israel.

Dog collar rattle collected Dec 1978.