Lot n° 24
Estimation :
2000 - 3000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 4 160EUR
Votive axe - Lot 24
Votive axe
Mangaia, Cook Islands
Wood, stone, fiber
H. 82 cm
Provenance :
- Jean-Yves Coué, Nantes
- Private collection, Paris
A large votive axe with a square openwork handle engraved with geometric motifs. A dark stone blade is fitted at the top and tied with coir cords. Cook Island artists were particularly skilled, and were renowned for producing superb works of finely chiselled decoration. Originating from the island of Mangaïa, this type of ceremonial axe was a symbolic representation of the god Tane Mata Ariki, tutelary deity of artists and craftsmen.
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