Bidspirit auction | TWO OCEANIC NECKLACES

TWO OCEANIC NECKLACES - Ca. 19th century AD. A pair of traditional Oceanic necklaces, each strung with disc-shaped shell beads. The first necklace features a series of orange and cream shell discs terminating in three triangular pendants, suspended from a fibre cord. The second necklace consists of larger orange-toned shell discs interspaced with smaller white beads, mounted on twisted fibre cord. Necklaces of this type held both ornamental and exchange value within Oceanic societies.Size: 200-250mm x 15-20mm; Weight: 70gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014.