Lot #9023 - A Pair of Old Tobi / Caroline Island Figures, Micronesia Early Japanese Colonial Period, (Early 20th Century)
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | Gentleman's Eclectic Collection of Tribal, Asian & Vintage Modernist Sculpture
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Sale Date:16 May 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9023
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Lot Description:A Pair of Old Tobi / Caroline Island Figures, Micronesia Early Japanese Colonial Period, (Early 20th Century)
These interesting figures are finely carved in squatting position, their stylized facial features and angular bodies with shell eyes. These figures embody the spare, minimalist approach to the human form typical of the sculptural traditions of the Caroline Islands of Micronesia in the western Pacific.
H 13 - 13.5 cm -
Estimate:A$400 - 600
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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