Group of headband, head ornament, set of fourteen armrings and two axe blades ·  Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands · ID: 3033610

Description

a) headband “tambu”, b: 42 cm, bark-cloth, embroidered with nassa snails (“Nassarius callospira”), plant fibre cord for attachment (replaced right hand side), kuskus pelt; b) head ornament, d : 12 cm; h: 30 cm, small bonnet of knotted cord material with cassowary feathers densely plaited into the textile, the feathers were cut short in the lower area and remained long on top, good condition; c) set of 14 armrings “lailai”, Morobe Province, d: ca. 8 -8,5 cm, cut from the Trochus Niloticus shell, five rings with notched decor accentuated by black paint; the rings were worn by men on the upper arm at ritual dances, often in great numbers; d) two axe blades, heavy blackish stone, polished, lense-shaped and cylindrical, b: 12 cm und 11 cm, slightly dam.

The object Group of headband, head ornament, set of fourteen armrings and two axe blades with the object ID 3033610 was part of the auction 71st tribal art auction on November 24, 2012. The object with the lot number 62 achieved a sales price of EUR 330 with an asking price of EUR 250.

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