Wasekaseka Style Necklace - Fiji Islands Archipelago - First Half Of The 20th Century

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Wasekaseka Style Necklace - Fiji Islands Archipelago - First Half Of The 20th Century

Wasekaseka style necklace, also called Waseisei
Fiji Islands
First half of the 20th century
Bone and cotton
Wear length: 54 cm
Longest point length: 14 cm
(minor restoration to one point)

Men's Wasekaseka style necklace composed of 98 carved, polished, and pierced bone points, mounted in descending order on a braided fiber cord.

Illustrative photograph © Marist Brothers Mission in Oceania

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

Ref.: 6681

940 €