Five solomon islands shell ornaments
Five solomon islands shell ornaments

BOUGAINVILLE

细节
Five solomon islands shell ornaments
Bougainville
Four of Conus shell, two carved as nose ornaments, two as pendants, one suspended from two long strands of finely-plaited red-dyed fibre, the fifth of turtle-shell pierced as a cross with scroll finials within a circle
3cm. to 5.5cm. long (5)
来源
H.G. Beasley, purchased 1935/36, one from the Rev. W.P. Rodin

拍品专文

Cf. Heermann, I., and Menter, U., Schmuck der Sdsee, Munich, 1990, p.82, fig.28, for a group in the Linden Museum, Stuttgart