Lot #109 - A Canoe Prow Figurehead, Nguzunguzu, Solomon Islands
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Auction House:Deutscher and Hackett
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Sale Name:Important Indigenous Art
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Sale Date:25 May 2016 ~ 7pm
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Lot #:109
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Lot Description:A Canoe Prow Figurehead, Nguzunguzu, Solomon Islands
natural pigments, clay and trade paint on carved wood with shell inlay
20.0 x 17.0 cm
in form of a zoomorphic head with an elongated snout and the eyes inset with nacre, crowned by hat-like headgear, the hands resting underneath the chin; bears inscription on base: Nangatana, Nggela Is, ASIP 7/35 -
Provenance:Taylor Dale, Santa Fé ; Arcade Arts Gallery, London ; Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 24 November 2007, lot 33; Private collection, New South Wales
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Estimate:A$10,000 - 15,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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