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Lot 352 Dα

MALAITA SHELL ORNAMENT

Auction 1103 - overview Brussels
31.01.2018, 14:00 - Art of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 558 € (incl. premium)

MALAITA SHELL ORNAMENT
Solomon Islands

5 cm. wide

Cf. Burt, B., "Body Ornaments of Malaita, Solomon Islands", Honolulu, 2009, p.107, fig.124. The design called "girimalaile", represents a mountain-ridge. The pendant, "usi sa’ela’o kini", would be worn by women about the neck.

Provenance

Colette Ghysels, Brussels
Property from a Belgian private collection