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from the collection of professor Dr
Others were enshrined on domestic altars or kept within huts as spiritual guardians
including parallel vertical stripes painted in a deep dark brown hue over a natural beige terracotta surface
These vibrant beads—crafted in Murano and once exported in enormous quantities—were among the most coveted forms of currency in West African trade networks
The ornament comprises approximately 50 meticulously arranged pig teeth
Mendi Bailer Shell Pectoral (Gam) with Bark Wallet bankonoikilns from the collection of professorMendi People, Early to Mid 20th Century, Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea A striking and beautifully aged Bailer Shell (Melo amphora) pectoral ornament, known as a gam, finely cut, polished, and pierced for suspension on a fibre cord. This impressive shell pendant is accompanied by its traditional bark wallet, decorated with expertly braided zig zag motifs and retaining traces of red pigmentan elegant testament to long use
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