Chest ornament

Reference : 755

Shell melo melo, (meloaethiopicus) fibre
Dimensions: Height 29.5cm, width 23.5cm
Presumed period: ^20th century
Mendi population, Highlands
Papua New Guinea

Provenance:
Former Marie José Guigue collection

More details

Cut in a truncated oval shape, the upper part of this shell is decorated with dotted geometric motifs.
It still has its fiber suspension cord.

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