Upper Arm Adornment
Graciosa Bay, Nendo island, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, d. 2nd half 19th c.
Fiber and tapa cloth
Ex—old English collection, ex–Melanesian Mission collection
9-3/4” h x 3” w (24.77 x 7.62 cm)
Price: $1,200
Tapa material from the Santa Cruz Islands is rare. Vide. Koch (1971: 110, figs. 85a, b) for illustrations of similar examples.