SOLOMON ISLANDS NORTH NEW GEORGIA RAMATA VILLAGE KOSA OR SKULL HUT CAVE,20th century. Solomon Islands hand crafted carved wood and woven rattan triangular box or hut, with drop front, adorned with a variety of carved shells. Such houses were once used when headhunting was practiced (skulls were highly valued, horded as treasures, etc.). In the late 1980s, consignor acquired hut while working the Ramata Island, an island just off the New Georgia in the Solomon Islands. - height: 14.5 inches; width: 18 inches. Estimate $700-1,200
