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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | Tribal & Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  28 Aug 2023 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  9106
• Lot Description:
  A Fine Old Solomon Islands Dance Wand Bird, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands
  this fine old Dance Wand is from the Kwara'ae people of North Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands. Carved in the form of a stylized Hornbill Bird which is an important clan totem.
  H 52 cm
• Notes:
  Groups of ceremonial dancers use these Dance Wand Birds that are accompanied by music made from bamboo Pan Pipes, the dances re-enact the mythology of the voyages made by the original ancestors to arrive at North Malaita where the Kwara'ae people live today. Birds motifs are often used in Solomon Islands art, frigate birds are very important to the lives of Solomon Islanders. When watching the sea, they can see when frigate birds are hunting small baitfish by circling and diving in the water. Where there are small bait fish large Tuna follow. Tuna is one of the most important fish for food in the Solomon Islands.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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