116 - SALOMON ISLANDS - MELANESIA - 20TH CENTURY

SALOMON ISLANDS - MELANESIA - 20TH CENTURY Kapkap, ornamental breastplate. Fossilized seashell. Damage to the right tip of the brown, openwork plate featuring a geometric design. A few seashell beads adorn the fastening ties. Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Malaita or Guadalcanal region. 20th century. Diameter: 16 cm. (Hole in the disc filled with a type of resin, visible on the back of the plate) Provenance: From an estate Expert: Cédric LE DAUPHIN