Breast ornament · Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf · ID: 3040226
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Size
D: 16 cm
D: 6.3 inch
Description
rattan core, coated with plaited cord, hemmed with small ovula snails shells all around, embroidered with nassa snails arranged radially, compartments dyed with red and black pigment, cord for suspension
The object Breast ornament with the object ID 3040226 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 47.
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Comparing literature
Heermann, Ingrid & Ulrich Menter, Schmuck der Südsee, München 1990, p. 67