Group of ornament ·  Papua New Guinea · ID: 3036212

Description

seven pieces, a) breast ornament “siripiya”, Highlands, h: 34,5 cm, plant fibre netting, dyed with red and blue pigment, attached to a stick with Ovula snail shells; b) forehead ornament, Sepik, b: 47,5 cm, bark cloth and fabric embroidered with nassa snails, slightly dam. (sides); c) breast ornament, Sepik, plant fibre string with nassa snails, l: 37,5 cm, a piece of cymbium shell as pendant, h: 16 cm; necklace, plant fibre with teeth and claws of wild pig, l: 39 cm; e) dogteeth necklace, Neuguinea-Dingo-Canis familiaris dingo, 51 pieces, on bast cord, l: 30 cm; f) bracelet with teeth of small animal, l: 21 cm; additional: 1 clam

The object Group of ornament with the object ID 3036212 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 40 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.

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