Pectoral "fofona" or "zogohava" ·  Papua New Guinea - Eastern Highlands Province · ID: 3046883

Description

wood, bark fibre, nassa and egg cowrie shell (ovula), pigment,
The most important ceremonial pectoral used in the Eastern Highlands, this type of ornament generally would be worn by men on the chest or sometimes on the back. At times women were given the privilege of wearing them, too.

As part of the general wealth system, which was based on the circulation of shell valuables, “fofana” were also used for bride-price-payments

The object Pectoral “fofona” or “zogohava” with the object ID 3046883 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 38 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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