Two arm cuffs
Solomon Islands - Malaita
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, GermanySize
L: 15/16 cm
B: ca. 8 cm
L: 15/6.3 inch
B: ca. 3.1 inch
Description
shell discs (white, black and red), thread on plant fibre, forming clan-specific geometrical patterns, plaited strings on both sides for attachment;
arm cuffs have been worn by men and women. Like all work of shell discs they were used as currency as well.