Lot Essay
Cf. Tischner, H., Dokumente verschollener Sdsee-Kulturen, 1981, p.130, fig.290 and 292 for similar armlets in Nurenberg attributed to Siassi Island
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Details
A rare New Britain or Siassi shell bracelet
Composed of four trochus shell sections with engraved decoration joined in three places by red split cane
9cm. diam.
Composed of four trochus shell sections with engraved decoration joined in three places by red split cane
9cm. diam.
Provenance
Linden Museum, Stuttgart, no.9404