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Bridal pendant, Sabagorar in the eastern islands; Gagi in the western islands, 19th century
Marine turtle shell, lime
12.1 x 12.1 x 0.3 cm (4 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.182

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "The pendant "cut and shaped by heating" (Moore, 1989: 43) and "perforated at the end for suspension" (Haddon, 1894: 34) served as a beauty amulet and was worn as part of a bridal outfit. The motifs combine a stylized ray fish and a double fishhook. Haddon, 1912, pl. xi, no. 1 illustrates a very similar pendant in the Bristish Museum. See also Haddon, 1894: 33-35, fig. 12; Moore, 1984, fig. 317." (Catalog #499, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 169.) 1987 - Christie's, South Kensington, Dec. 1, 1987, lot 59.

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