Pair of white coloured tolai necklaces with custom stands - Countless Nassa shells woven onto natural fibres
Indonesia - 21st century
THE STORY
Set of tribal necklaces made of nassa shells. TOLAÏ tribe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The necklaces contain hundreds of little Nassa shells. The remarkable thing is that almost all of them are in the same size, therefore they have a very sleek primitive design.
THE DIMENSIONS including stand
Large necklace: height 68 cm, width 41 cm
Small necklace: height 43 cm, width 31 cm