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Lot 332 Dα

NEW GUINEA PUBERTY BELT

Auction 1103 - overview Brussels
31.01.2018, 14:00 - Art of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €

NEW GUINEA PUBERTY BELT
Laewomba area, Papua New Guinea

56 cm. long

Cf. Tischner, H., "Dokumente verschollener Südsee-Kulturen", 1981, Nuremberg, p.107,fig.206.

Provenance

Herbert Tischner (1906-1984), Oceanic curator at the Museum für Völkerkunde, Hamburg
Property from a Belgian private collection