Zemanek-Münster

Hair ornament "faa" for men

Solomon Islands - Malaita
not available anymore
Provenance
Douglas Barrett, London, Great Britain
Size
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

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