Papua New Guinea Adornments Collection
Five Papua New Guinea ceremonial body Adornments, including fafona pectoral - egg cowries, bush string, nassa shell, pigments; baler shell segment neck ornament; two beaded headbands; and 1920s Western Highlands woven armband, ex Kingsford Smith collection. All with use patina. David Said Collection.
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- Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.
As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.
Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation.
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