Hair ornament "faa" for men · Solomon Islands - Malaita · ID: 3041621
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Provenance
Douglas Barrett, London, Great BritainSize
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
twenty fan-like arranged teeth from split sections of the core of tree ferns, handle decorated with fine plaited orchid bast dyed in red, yellow and brown, min. abrasion of paint
Comparing literature
Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, p. 163