• Mendi Valley Area, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

• Early 20th Century

• 7 x 5.25 in. / 18 x 13 cm

• Height on Custom Display Stand: 9.25 in. / 23.5 cm

• Mounted on a Painted-Steel Base in the Color "Aged Copper"

Immediately modern and unusual for the culture, this shell section with it’s natural striations, make a striking modesty apparatus. We don’t know if this was used by males or the fairer sex but it would have made a striking accessory for any outfit.

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