Auction 81
ODDITIES, CURIOSITIES & WONDERS
Oct 8, 2020
Italy
Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
Terms of sale
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- The lots are definitely awarded in the saleroom on the 8th october 2020 from 5:00 pm CEST at Bertolami Fine Arts in Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Rome.
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LOT 3:
ASMAT NECKLACE WITH HUMAN JAW
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Sold for: €900
Start price:
€
800
Auction house commission:
25%
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ASMAT NECKLACE WITH HUMAN JAW
These necklaces would be machined after a Papua New Guinea man hunt from the Asmat tribe. The population of the Asmat wiere ferocious cannibals, and every soldiers, after having killed his opponent, would deprive him of his jaw. The jaw bone would then be decorated and gifted to his wife. This very important artefact would then become the necklace to wear at every ceremony or important event. The Lot can be viewed by reservation in London.
