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ILES SALOMON
Details
ORNEMENT DE NEZ MALAITA EN COQUILLAGE
Iles Salomon
De forme incurvée et pointue à chaque extrémité ornée de cheveux finement noués. Ancienne étiquette lisant Nose ornament. Ground out of a clam shell with stone implements taking about 14 months for one man to make it the proper shape worn through the nose as a sign of rank.
Longueur: 18.8 cm. (5½ in.)
Iles Salomon
De forme incurvée et pointue à chaque extrémité ornée de cheveux finement noués. Ancienne étiquette lisant Nose ornament. Ground out of a clam shell with stone implements taking about 14 months for one man to make it the proper shape worn through the nose as a sign of rank.
Longueur: 18.8 cm. (5½ in.)
Provenance
John Hewett, Londres
Sir Alastair McAlpine, Londres
Sir Alastair McAlpine, Londres
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Further details
MALAITA SHELL NOSE ORNAMENT