Lot n° 79
Estimation :
3000 - 5000
EUR
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: 3 250EUR
Ceremonial spear - Lot 79
Ceremonial spear
Island of San Cristobal or Makira, Solomon Islands Archipelago
Wood and mother-of-pearl
H. 214 cm
Provenance: Former
- Former Walter Bondy Collection, (1880- 1940) Berlin/Paris
- Sale Enchères Rive Gauche, Primitive Arts from the Walter Bondy collection and to various amateurs, December 6, 2008, lot 12
Bibliography:
- Deborah Waite, Art des Îles Salomon dans la collection du musée Barbier-Mueller, 1983
Ceremonial wooden spear set with mother-of-pearl, typical of eastern San Cristobal Island. Two carved, leaning figures adorn the upper register.
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