Lot Essay
Cf. another, smaller, in Treide, B., In den Weiten des Pazifik. Mikronesien, Wiesbaden, 1997, fig.156
Details
A rare Gilbert Islands hair girdle
Composed of eight long strands of plaited human hair, the loose ends giving a shaggy finish to one side
approx. 220cm. long
Composed of eight long strands of plaited human hair, the loose ends giving a shaggy finish to one side
approx. 220cm. long
Provenance
L.Bretschneider, Munich