Lot #104 - A Ceremonial Chieftain's Staff
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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 #:104
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Lot Description:A Ceremonial Chieftain's Staff
Marquesas Islands, Polynesia (circa 1900)
carved wood
127 cm long -
Provenance:Fine African and Oceanic Art, Bonhams, New York, 15 May 2008, lot 596; The Marc and Elena Pinto Collection, Perth
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Notes:In the form of a traditional canoe paddle, the flaring head, of rounded form, with a central knob-like projection; the entire club executed in a light brown wood, fully incised with complex geometric patterns.
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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