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LOT 2169
Indian Bone Bead Necklace with Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
25 3/8 in. (54 grams, 64.5 cm).
A restrung bone bead necklace composed of oblate beads, interspersed with small brass beads, two large tubular and small annular beads above; large leaf-shaped pendant with hatched line and ring-and-dot decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate German collection, 1990s.
Ex private Belgian collection.
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