FRAMED PAPUAN NECKLACE – CORAL / COWRIE / NASSA / FEATHERS
£495
SOURCE: PAPUA
AGE: APPROXIMATELY 15 years
DIMENSIONS: 43CM WIDE X 63CM HIGH
PALETTE: AN OAK BROWN FIBRE BASE, WITH wheat, sand and pearl SHELLS, AND jet black feathers.
SHELLS: LARGE WHITE CORAL DISK; SMALL VINTAGE COWRIE LINK; BLACK NASSA BODY; large vintage money cowrie accents {THE CORAL SECTION IS CARVED FROM WASHED UP DETRITUS – NO LIVING REEF WAS HARMED IN MAKING THIS PRODUCT!}
NECKLACE DETAILS: THIS NECKLACE WAS MADE IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, FROM 100% natural seashells and feathers 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. THE LARGE WHITE CORAL DISK IS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE, AND COULD WELL BE AN antique money shell ring.
FOR more information ON / GRATUITOUS PHOTOS OF PAPUAN GOODIES, CLICK THROUGH {HERE} TO demand authenticity.
FRAME DETAILS: A PINE WOOD FRAME, FINISHED IN BLACK GLOSS AND PAIRED WITH A fine weave black 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. THIS NECKLACE HAS A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE NATURAL WOVEN FIBRE BAND, BUT we think that makes it even more stunning – PLEASE ZOOM IN TO THE PHOTOS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
DESIGN TIPS: USE AS A striking standalone piece OR COMBINE WITH A SERIES OF DRAMATIC BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS AND TEXTILES FOR A UNIQUE GALLERY WALL.
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