BOUGAINVILLE, 19TH CENTURY
Details
Twelve Solomon Islands shell pendants
Bougainville, 19th century
Each carved from a section of clam or trochus shell, pierced at the centre and many with fretwork ornament about the edge, one with a blue glass bead and section of shell beads
1in. (2.6cm.) to 2½in. (6.2cm.) high (12)
Bougainville, 19th century
Each carved from a section of clam or trochus shell, pierced at the centre and many with fretwork ornament about the edge, one with a blue glass bead and section of shell beads
1in. (2.6cm.) to 2½in. (6.2cm.) high (12)
Provenance
Rev. H. Voyce.
H.G. Beasley, no. 4070, acquired 22 May 1936.
H.G. Beasley, no. 4070, acquired 22 May 1936.