Santa+Cruz+Upper+Arm+Ornament.png

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.

REFERENCES

Koch, Gerd. Materielle Kultur Der Santa Cruz-Inseln: Unter Besonderer Berücksichtigung

Der Riff-Inseln. Berlin: Museum für Volkerkunde, 1971.