FRAMED PAPUAN NECKLACE – COWRIE / BONNET / SUNDIAL

SOURCE: PAPUA

AGE: APPROXIMATELY 2 years

DIMENSIONS: 40CM WIDE x 47CM HIGH

PALETTE: AN OAK BROWN FIBRE BASE, WITH pearl and dove SHELLS, AND hints of wheat  IN THE COWRIES.

SHELLS: VINTAGE MONEY COWRIE INNER RING; GREY BONNET OUTER RING; SUNDIAL CLASP

NECKLACE DETAILS: THIS NECKLACE WAS MADE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, FROM 100% natural seashells AND A NATURAL WOVEN FIBRE.  IT’S A COMPLICATED PROCESS, PARTICULARLY THE SHAPING OF THE SHELLS WHICH IS DONE WITH ABRASIVES SUCH AS shark skin and sand, AS WELL AS A SIMPLE BAMBOO KNIFE.

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FRAME DETAILS: A PINE WOOD FRAME, FINISHED IN WHITE GLOSS AND PAIRED WITH A fine weave white linen backing.  GALLERY GRADE ACRYLIC IS USED TO FRONT OUR ARTWORK, RATHER THAN GLASS, FOR BOTH SAFETY AND PRACTICAL REASONS.  ALL MATERIALS ARE acid-free.

WRINKLES: THE OCCASIONAL WRINKLE OR SUNSPOT THAT SOME OF OUR PIECES HAVE ACQUIRED OVER THE YEARS, AS WELL AS THEIR HANDMADE  QUIRKS, ARE PART OF THEIR one of a kind artisanal charm.  WE THINK THIS NECKLACE IS PRETTY MUCH PERFECT HOWEVER.

DESIGN TIPS: FEATURE A PAIR OR TRIO OF THESE UNIQUE PIECES OF ART FOR A striking statement, perhaps over a mantlepiece, OR COMBINE WITH A SERIES OF prints, photos and textiles IN A SIMILAR PALETTE OF GREYS/NEUTRALS FOR ONE FABULOUS GALLERY WALL.

DELIVERY: ALL ANSERAI PRODUCTS ARE DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE, USING A TRACKED DELIVERY SERVICE.  WE AIM TO DISPATCH ALL IN STOCK ITEMS WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS, PLEASE ALLOW A FURTHER 2-5 WORKING DAYS FOR DELIVERY.  IF YOU’RE IN A HURRY PLEASE DROP US AN EMAIL {INFO@ANSERAI.COM} AND WE’LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO!