Fijian Amulet

Clam Shell amulet

Ba River, Viti Levu Island, Fiji,

Polynesia

19th century or earlier

Shell of Batissa violacea and sennit (coconut fibre rope)

11 cm x 12 cm x 7,3 cm

Provenance : Nelly Van den Abbeele, Brussels Christie’s, Amsterdam, 6/12/1999, No. 453, p. 17 (erroneously described as being from New Guinea)

Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
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