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THBRare 19th C. Tahitian Society Islands Shell Crown
Lot 84c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Oceania/Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous, incredibly rare crown, consisting of hundreds of carefully stitched white and pale orange-tipped white tulip-shaped seashells. These are placed to create a series of broad, diagonal stripes of color. They are stitched onto a background of tightly woven coconut fiber. A long necklace composed of white, black, and pale orange shell beads strung on coconut fiber is also included. These ornaments were made to be worn by rulers in the pre-Contact Society Islands. Polynesian societies had hereditary leaders known as "ali'i" who ruled a society similar to European feudal ones. Personal ornament was crucial to distinguish roles in this society, and a crown like this one indicated the highest rank. The missionaries who Christianized Polynesia disapproved of these practices, and most of these ornaments were lost during that time period, making this a very rare find. Size of crown: 8.5" diameter x 2" H (21.6 cm x 5.1 cm); 8" H (20.3 cm) on included custom stand. Bead strand is: 72" L (182.9 cm) with each bead approximately: 0.2" W (0.5 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Leo Fortress collection, Hawaii, USA
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#148288A few of the shells are lost. Nice deposits on many of the shells. Slight fraying to woven components on both the necklace and crown.Condition
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