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Wangpars for sharing
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A wangpar is a warriors necklace from Tanimbar, one I have in my collection for a long time and just won a "new" one by a German auction yesterday.
Here the one I had already. They are made from big and small kauri shells. |
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And here is the "new" one. It has 8 big kauris in contrast to the other one which has 12.
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And here are some old pictures from Tanimbar warriors who wear such wangpars.
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I have to correct myself, the shown necklaces are not wangpar necklaces but necklaces from the Ngada tribes from Flores! :rolleyes:
The difference is that Ngada necklaces have the small kauri shells attached. I was confused by the description from the auction house of the newly acquired one. Sorry for the confusion. |
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And here are two pictures from Ngada people/warriors wearing these.
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Love that sword!
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Wonderful necklace; I have a great appreciation for such things! Thanks for sharing.
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If I may be picky, they are COWRIE shells. Kauri is a New Zealand tree.
Lovely necklaces though! Stu |
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You're correct! :) i've used by accident the German term. :rolleyes::D Regards, Detlef |
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