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PESTEL-DEBORD
170
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Highlands region, New Guinea, 20th century
Antique Kina pect…
See original version (French)
170
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Highlands region, New Guinea, 20th century
Antique Kina pect…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €250
Voluntary lot
Description
Highlands region, New Guinea, 20th century
Antique Kina pectoral necklace, consisting of a crescent-shaped pearl oyster mother-of-pearl element, decorated with red pigments, and supported by a red fabric embellished with two cowrie shells.
This piece of jewellery was used as currency in the high-ranking Papuan society of the Mai.
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