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Catalogue number: 824
Hawaii, ceremonial necklace, lei niho palaola, 19th century.
human hair, walrus ivory pendant.
H. 27,5 cm. (without string), length hook 11 cm, width hook 3.7 cm
Provenance: Private German Collection; Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam, early 1980's. Ref. for a simular necklace see Metropolitan Museum New York, no. 1979.206.1623. (black and white photograph from the archives of Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam)
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Hammer price: € 70,000
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