Lot no. 143
Fiji Islands / Pacific Islands
Cali club, rare model in shark spur, finely chiselled and openworked patinated wood, these fine triangle-shaped perforations visible on the blade are the same as those made in the deck of the large double-hulled pirogues for the sculls to pass through, +-111cm. Note: a similar model can be found in the collections of the Musée Jacques Chirac Quai Branlyhttps://www.beauxarts.com/expos/les-massues-tresors-sculptes-des-iles-du-pacifique/.
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Pictures credits:
Jerome Boone
See original version (French)20th century Antique art and decorative objects
About the sale10/27/2024
Catalog
Classical and modern art: Asia, Europe and the rest of the world
1930 Zaventem - Belgium