Rare pectoral ornament · Papua New Guinea, North Coast, Aitape Region, Wawapu · ID: 3043928

Name: Rare pectoral ornament
SKU: 3043928
Price: 500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 500

Provenance

Plantikow, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany

Size

H: 24 cm

H: 9.4 inch

Description

rattan, boar tusks, nassa snails, resin, Abrus precatorius (paternoster pea), plant fibure,
This rare pectoral ornament was worn both as a personal adornment and in combat to protect the warrior from arrows.

Comparing literature

Heermann, Ingrid & Ulrich Menter, Schmuck der Südsee, München 1990, p. 60, ill. 6

Oceania

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