Bracelet, pair of earrings and small nose ornament · Papua New Guinea · ID: 3032884
Steyler Mission, Augustin Krämer, Stuttgart, Germany (b)
Augustin Krämer, Stuttgart, Germany (c)
Paul Mißner, Stuttgart, Germany
Description
a) bracelet, Sepik, d: 10 cm, of fine plant fibre netting, sewn with nassa snails and small plant fibre tufts, old collection label: “L.2/ 73 Armschm. Dallm. Haf. A. Krämer”; b) pair of earrings, made of shell rings, d: 4,5 cm - 5 cm, labelled: “L.2/65 Ohrring N. Guinea - Steyl. M.”; c) nose ornament, b: 4,5 cm, filigree work, cut from tortoise shell, toothed rim, labelled: “L.2/32 New Guinea Nasenschm.”
The object Bracelet, pair of earrings and small nose ornament with the object ID 3032884 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 78 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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