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Unknown — Bena Bena Pectoral, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
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Bena Bena Pectoral, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

A pectoral ornament from the Bena Bena people of the Eastern Highlands Province, worn as a status symbol or ritual object. This artifact demonstrates the Highland cultures' mastery of decorative body adornment.

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The Blue Horizon: Pacific Art from an Important Maui Collection

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $200$300

Lot 43

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Unknown, Bena Bena Pectoral, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

A pectoral ornament from the Bena Bena people of the Eastern Highlands Province, worn as a status symbol or ritual object. This artifact demonstrates the Highland cultures' mastery of decorative body adornment.

Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Bena Bena, Body Ornament, Bold, Carved, Artifact, Cultural Heritage, Symbolic, Gold Tones, Pectoral Ornament, Papua New Guinean, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Historical, Tribal Art, Gold And Shell, Decorative, Pectoral, Ornamental, Wearable Art, Papuan, Indigenous, Ancient, Tribal Artifact

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art