Papua New Guinea Ovula Shell Necklace tribal This is a fine example

This is a fine example of an early 20th C rectangular bronze betal nut box with beautiful and elaborate silver inlay from Mindanao in the Philippines

He was predominantly active from 1906 in to the late 1960s

The reverse side has four vertical groups of alternating thin single strand wool sideways "V's"

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Papua New Guinea Ovula Shell Necklace tribal This is a fine exampleThe necklace has two Ovula shells as terminals with nassa shell edged braided extensions. Most of the braided cordage is native made although the wrapping on the horizontal pieces is commercial cord and one small area has commercial cord mixed with the native cordage. The necklace was collected by Andrew M. Meldrum (1876 1944), of Scottish birth living in the United States, who from 1903 to 1908 traveled in the South Pacific including New Guinea doing