Sujet
A carved and decorated nut, worn as a pendant on a necklace
Légende
A carved and decorated nut, worn as a pendant on a necklace, The object is split to represent the mouth. If the lower part of it is flipped with the thumb nail a sound results which is similar to a frog croaking. The beads were worn by young men as a necklace and used to atract girls during courtship New Guinea. Oceanic. Late 19th c Sepik River region.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A27_314
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
37,9Mo (1,1Mo) / 28,0cm x 33,9cm / 3312 x 4003 (300dpi)