Lot n° 72
Estimation :
2000 - 3000
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 2 000EUR
Qauata parade shield - Lot 72
Qauata parade shield
Star Harbour area
Solomon Islands
Wood
H. 158 cm
Provenance :
Former private collection, France: according to family tradition, acquired circa 1930
Passed on by descent and remained in the family ever since.
Beautiful and important Qauata shield, used to ward off spearheads in mimicry parries.
The imposing upper part is boomerang-shaped. On either side of the shield is a delicate, curved midrib ending in a W.
An antique label "I. Salomon" is glued to the middle of the object. Note the patina and beautiful age.
Bibl.: Art des Iles Salomon, Edition du Musée Barbier Mueller, D. Waite, Geneva, December 1982, Fig. 50 for a similar example.
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