Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023
Lot 1289
Five Papua New Guinea pectorals
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £280
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Description
Five Papua New Guinea pectorals
shell and fibre, three crescent shape kina, includling a Mendi kina with a fibre necklace and red pigment, 19cm wide, another with an incised kite shape symbol and with a fibre and shell necklace, 21cm wide, the third with one drilled hole, 19.5cm wide, a Boiken kap-kap with remains of carved turtleshell, 16.5cm wide and the fifth with a large shell flanked by smaller cut shells, with a fibre and shell decorated strap, 61cm long. (5)
Provenance
Romy Rey Collection, London.