Lot #178 - A Model Funerary Canoe
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
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Sale Date:22 Jul 2014 ~ 6.30pm (Part 1 - Lots 1 - 198)
23 Jul 2014 ~ 2.30pm (Part 2 - Lots 199 - 331) -
Lot #:178
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Lot Description:A Model Funerary Canoe
Santa Isabel, Guadalcanal or Nggela Island, Melanesia (circa 1900); inlaid pearl shell and resin on carved wood
99 cm long -
Provenance:Private Collection, Sydney
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References:For two closely related examples see, Kevin Conru, Solomon Islands Art, Musumeci Spa, Italy, 2008, pp. 86-87
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Estimate:A$1,200 - 1,800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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