Oceanic Offerings


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thumbnail41. Necklace
Sepik River Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Dog incisors, fiber, shell
Length: 25 inches
Late 19th - early 20th century
$600
thumbnail42. Pair of arm bands
Middle Sepik River region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Fiber, shell, wood yarn
                                                Diameter: 4.5 inches
                                                Early 20th century
                                                $650 for the pair
thumbnail43. Boar tusk
Sepik River basin
Width: 3.5 inches
Collected on the Crane Pacific Expedition by Captain Boutillier
SOLD
thumbnail44. Boar tusk
Sepik River basin
Width: 3.75 inches
Collected on the Crane Pacific Expedition by Captain Boutillier
$150
thumbnail45. Shell Money
Florida Island, Solomon Islands
Coral and fiber
Length: 26.5 inches
$350
thumbnail46. Necklace
Central district, Kukukukus, Papua New Guinea
Fiber and orchid stems
Length: 28 inches
Early 20th century
$150
thumbnail47. Necklace
Central district, Kukukukus, Papua New Guinea
Fiber, orchid stems, teeth, tusk, and cuscus scrotum
Length: 32 inches
$500
thumbnail48. Necklace
Central district, Kukukukus, Papua New Guinea
Fiber, orchid stems, claws
Length: 30 inches
$400
thumbnail49. Necklace with shell pendant
Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea
Fiber, shell, and cut conus shell
Length: 23.5 inches
$750
thumbnail50. Woven Flat Basket, "kete"
Maori, New Zealand
Flax
6.5 x 5 inches
$350