Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20th February 2024
Lot 278
A Papua New Guinea jawbone bracelet
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1512
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Description
A Papua New Guinea jawbone bracelet
Melanesia
with fibre binding, the front with a hand written label, indistinct,
11cm deep,12cm wide, with a later stand. (2)
Provenance
Ted Few, London.
The van Raalte Collection, UK.
cf. The British Museum, Oc1851,0103.118 with seed strings from Milne Bay : Louisiade Archipelago.