4033

Ornament with Shells and Bird's Beaks

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Ornament with Shells and Bird's Beaks
SOLD
300.00USD+ (60.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 10:24UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4033
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Title: (b)Ornament with Shells and Bird's Beaks(/b)
Description: A rare pectoral ornament and headband, or Wela, 1960s, of the Buang Tribe, Papua New Guinea; ornament has matched white shells and woven materials in purple and red, with white pearl shell trim secured by woven band and nutshell clasp; bird’s beaks inserted between the matched shells. Ex estate of 1960s anthropology PhD student (graduated 1973), absolutely original. See Opitz, p. 378 (this piece illustrated, top).
Low Estimate: 600
High Estimate: 1400
Pedigree Collection: Estate of 1960s anthropology PhD student (graduated 1973).