Arm Bands

347. A Collection of Six Rare Vanuatu, New Hebrides, Men’s Arm Bands
Shell discs, European glass beads, bark fibre
With old handwritten label reading ‘Bead – Armlet, Tongua Isd. New Hebridees’
Late 19th Century
Size: 4.5 cm high – 1¾ ins high ( min. ) 14.5 high – 5¾ ins high ( max. )
cf examples in the W.O.Oldman collection 1948. No’s AM 31586, Am31590. There are several comparative examples in the collections of the British Museum.