A pair of engraved pintadine valves depicting two Kanaks in their daily lives; one shows a man carrying two woven baskets on a pole over his shoulder, the other showing two men seated at the foot of a palm tree, one holding a bird-beak-shaped nutcracker. New Caledonia – Bagne – Late 19th or early 20th century. H.: 15 cm, W.: 13.8 cm