Anneau en coquillage "erenge" ou "bakiha" · Îles Salomon, Lagune de Rubiana · ID: 3043542
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Provenance
Stanley Gordon Moriarty (1906-1978), AustraliaMark Eglinton, New York, USA
Description
inscribed: “Solomon Is Native Clam Shell Currency. Made From The Giant Clam Shell. Used For Purchase of Wives, Pigs, Canoes, Etc.”- Rubiana Lagoon - M 2057", additionally old collection label: “Moriarty Collection M-2057 1976 02 - Tridacna Shell Ring Rubiana Lagoon Solomon Islands” on reverse, minor missing parts, old age patina, base
Littérature comparée
Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, p. 68, ill. 32