Tema" pectoral pendant, it presents a symbolic figure evoking on the upper part of the fish on top of each other, and a stylized character, the arms in the shape of bird wings. These pendants were worn by the initiated men of the clan.
Braided coconut strings and fibres, cut and polished tortoise shells, giant clam (tridacna gigas)
Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, late 19th-early 20th century
Diameter: 16,5 cm
Provenance: Cannes Enchères sale of January 9, 2005, lot n°387 of the catalogue, research mission of La Pérouse expedition in Vanikoro
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