Midi (or middi)

Necklace

Tolai

Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, PNG, Melanesia

19/20th century

Nassa shells (rock snail - nassarius arcularis jonasii), rattan, bush string, vegetable fiber, and trade-cloth with a fine patina of age and use

35 cm x 32 cm x 2 cm

Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands

Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
T.: + 33 (0) 6 80 10 80 22