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Rare Ceremonial Hippocamp Bracelet mounted on a custom metal stand, Oceania
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Rare Ceremonial Hippocamp Bracelet mounted on a custom metal stand, Oceania.
20th C
Organic material.
height 12 cm
height 4 3/4 in
6177
€ 650.00
Rare Ceremonial Hippocamp Bracelet mounted on a custom metal stand, Oceania.
This ceremonial bracelet, formed from a delicately preserved hippocamp (seahorse), exemplifies the creative use of marine fauna in ritual adornment. The animal has been carefully shaped into a closed circular form, creating an object that functions simultaneously as a piece of body adornment, a protective amulet, and a symbolically charged ceremonial item. In many coastal societies, seahorse-derived amulets were believed to ward off illness, misfortune, and malevolent spirits, particularly those associated with the sea. The bracelet’s natural coloration, combined with its sculptural curvature, highlights both the craftsmanship and the symbolic potency of the piece.
Rare bracelet cérémoniel en hippocampe, monté sur un socle métallique sur mesure, Océanie Ce bracelet cérémoniel, façonné à partir d’un hippocampe délicatement conservé, illustre l’usage créatif de la faune marine dans l’ornementation rituelle. L’animal a été soigneusement modelé en un anneau fermé, créant un objet qui fonctionne à la fois comme parure corporelle, amulette protectrice et pièce cérémonielle chargée de symbolisme. Dans de nombreuses sociétés côtières, les amulettes dérivées de l’hippocampe étaient réputées repousser la maladie, la malchance et les esprits malveillants, en particulier ceux liés à la mer. La coloration naturelle du bracelet, associée à sa courbure sculpturale, met en valeur à la fois le savoir-faire et la puissance symbolique de la pièce.
Zeldzame ceremoniële zeepaardjesarmband op maatgemaakte metalen stand, Oceanië Deze ceremoniële armband, gevormd uit een zorgvuldig geconserveerd zeepaardje, getuigt van het creatieve gebruik van mariene fauna in rituele lichaamsversiering. Het dier is zorgvuldig in een gesloten cirkel gevormd, waardoor een object ontstaat dat tegelijk dienstdoet als lichaamsornament, beschermende amulet en ceremonieel, symbolisch geladen voorwerp. In vele kustsamenlevingen geloofde men dat amuletten van zeepaardjes ziekte, ongeluk en kwaadaardige geesten — vooral die verbonden met de zee — konden afweren. De natuurlijke kleuring van de armband, gecombineerd met zijn sculpturale kromming, benadrukt zowel het vakmanschap als de symbolische kracht van het stuk.
Seltener zeremonieller Hippocampus-Armreif auf maßgefertigtem Metallständer, Ozeanien Dieser zeremonielle Armreif, geformt aus einem sorgfältig konservierten Seepferdchen, veranschaulicht den kreativen Einsatz mariner Fauna in der rituellen Körperornamentik. Das Tier wurde behutsam zu einem geschlossenen Ring geformt und schafft so ein Objekt, das zugleich als Körperschmuck, Schutzamulett und symbolisch aufgeladenes Zeremonialstück dient. In vielen Küstengesellschaften glaubte man, dass Amulette aus Seepferdchen Krankheiten, Unglück und bösartige — insbesondere mit dem Meer verbundene — Geister abwehren könnten. Die natürliche Färbung des Armreifs, zusammen mit seiner skulpturalen Krümmung, unterstreicht sowohl das handwerkliche Geschick als auch die symbolische Wirkung des Stückes. -
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Period: 1900-1919 Styles / Movements: Traditional Dealer Reference #: 6177 Incollect Reference #: 850170 -
Dimensions
H. 4.75 in; H. 12.07 cm;
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Spectandum, a by-appointment gallery in Leuven, Belgium, can be reached at contact@spectandum.com 32475648678. The gallery specializes in Natural History, Ethnography, European works of art, antiquities, and rare curiosities sourced from around the world.
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