a mendi (New Guinea) shell pendant
a mendi (New Guinea) shell pendant

细节
a mendi (New Guinea) shell pendant
The large oval bailer shell with attached length of plaited and twisted fibre, creamy patina
24.5cm. long

拍品专文

Cf. Heermann, I., and Menter, U., Schmuck der Südsee, Ornament und Symbol, Munich, 1990, p.21, fig.9