Man's necklace "nifatali", bracelet and ring ·  Indonesia - Nias · ID: 3040788

Description

metal, made of interwined wires, tightly spiralled into a tubular shape, hook device, d: 20 cm; clasp-like bracelet from seven interwined wires, attached to each other on one side, d: 6,5 cm, b: 3,5 cm; ring from spirally twisted wire, d: ca. 1,8 cm; all three objects with dark patina and traces of corrosion

The object Man’s necklace “nifatali”, bracelet and ring with the object ID 3040788 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 30 achieved a sales price of EUR 180 with an asking price of EUR 150.

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Comparing literature

Nias, Tribal Treasures, Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold, Delft 1990, p. 266