Lot #269 - Chiefly Fijian Rootstock Club
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Auction House:Webb's
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Sale Name:Oceanic & African Arts
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Sale Date:26 Mar 2013 ~ 6pm (NZ time)
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Lot #:269
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Lot Description:Chiefly Fijian Rootstock Club
Highly achieved vunikau bulibuli or dromu vonotabua with a classic rootstock head with seventeen prestigious shell inlays leading to long shaft with finely carved handle. Certainly the work of a master artist. Rich, deep, mid-brown patina.
L.900mm, W.80mm. -
Provenance:Mark Blackburn collection , Hawaii. Rosman collection, New York, USA. Private collection, New York, USA.
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Estimate:NZ$3,500 - 5,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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