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Details
Four Micronesian ornaments
A Marshall Islands tridacna shell pendant grooved vertically and pierced along upper edge; a Caroline Islands woven rattan cylindrical charm with two bands of pink shell beads; and two wooden hair pins with circular finials, one with old inscription: Wooden hair pin worn by men and women Hogilous Islands Caroline group
8cm. to 17cm. long (4)
A Marshall Islands tridacna shell pendant grooved vertically and pierced along upper edge; a Caroline Islands woven rattan cylindrical charm with two bands of pink shell beads; and two wooden hair pins with circular finials, one with old inscription: Wooden hair pin worn by men and women Hogilous Islands Caroline group
8cm. to 17cm. long (4)
Provenance
L. Bretschneider, Munich, for the first and second, Lt.Gen, A.H.L.F. Pitt Rivers for the hair pins