Lot #101 - A Rare Figurative Club (toromiro)
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Marc & Elena Pinto Collection
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Sale Date:20 May 2015 ~ 6.30pm
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Lot #:101
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Lot Description:A Rare Figurative Club (toromiro)
Easter Island, Polynesia (late nineteenth century)
carved wood and obsidian
111.5 cm high -
Provenance:Adam Prout, United Kingdom; The Marc and Elena Pinto Collection, Perth
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Notes:This rare figurative club is of spatulate form, the terminal carved with a janus face with domed incised ridged coiffure and pendulous ears. The eyes are set with obsidian pupils.
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Estimate:A$6,000 - 8,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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