Malekula Archers Bracelet

Provenance: Reportedly collected by Gaston CRINON who lived in Vanuatu and New Caledonia from 1898 to1957. Sold at auction by CHAYETTE & CHEVAL SARL: Charlotte van GAVER, December 14, 2017, Hotel Drouot, Paris. Part of lot 130 (one of two).

Literature: Mikluho-Maklay, N. N., Œuvres complètes, Collections ethnographiques. Dessins et photographies (2e éd.), Saint-Pétersbourg, Fondation Mikluho-Maklay, vol.6, 2020.

Thank you to Jean-Edouard Carlier and #oceanicartparis for bringing the Mikloukho-Maklaï  drawing to my attention.