Ornamental comb, shell ring and bracelet · Papua New Guinea · ID: 3032873
Paul Kibler, Stuttgart, Germany / Augustin Krämer, Stuttgart, Germany (b)
wohl Augustin Krämer, Stuttgart, Germany (c)
Paul Mißner, Stuttgart, Germany
Description
a) ornamental comb with six teeth, Wuwulu/Maty Island/Bismarck Archipelago, wood, brown patina, l: 16 cm, labelled: “Melanesien Wuwullu Kamm L.2/ 70 Krämer”; b) bracelet, Indonesia/Moluccas/Island Halmahera, d: 5 cm, elaborate decor with delicate incised ornaments, labelled inside: “L.4/ 49 Halmahera P. Kibler”; c) additonal: small ornament and currency ring “yua”, Abelam, cut from tridacna shell, two notches at the rim, d: 6 cm, - without specification -
The object Ornamental comb, shell ring and bracelet with the object ID 3032873 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 77 achieved a sales price of EUR 280 with an asking price of EUR 250.
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