Lot 118, Auction 4/3/2026: Melanesia Bone Nose Ornaments, Needles & Teeth

$455.00

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Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands & Admiralty Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A collection of carved bone and ivory objects including slender needles with drilled eyes, a long flat pendant or tool with a suspension perforation, two long nose ornaments, and two boar tusk or teeth. Size of tooth: 1.9″ L x 0.6″ W (4.8 cm x 1.5 cm)”

Condition: Pitting and striations, but all pieces are intact.

Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection

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