Very beautiful and ancient warrior's armband with finely engraved decorations including multiple friezes in triangles and zig-zag, and polychromed. North coast of Papua New Guinea Large sea turtle shell, whitish polychromy with lime and pale red, old wear and a small lack (old breakage), very beautiful patina of use. H. 14,5 cm Provenance: - Collected by Pierre Langlois and Marcel Évrard in 1959-60 - Former collection of Marcel Évrard Exhibition and Publication : Oceania at the CRACAP (National Center of Research of Animation and Creation for the Plastic Arts) in 1971 fig.25