Description
tridacna clam and turtle shell with fibre, one plain the second overlain with a filigree bearing an abstract design, the reverse with a 19th century label reading "Breast or Head ornament Admiralty Island 3/75" (2)
Dimensions
largest 13cm diameter
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Scotland
The example with the overlaid filigree bears a 19th century label suggesting a potential collection date of March 1875.