Lot n° 306
Estimation :
3000 - 5000
EUR
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Result
: 6 500EUR
*TAMI ISLANDS - Lot 306
*TAMI ISLANDS
TAMI ISLANDS, HUON GULF, PNG, MELANESIA.
Wood (alstonia) with remnants of red, white and black pigments.
Obvious wear and patina indicating great age and prolonged use.
use. Probably carved with a stone tool.
19th century (possibly the first decade of the 20th century).
30.5 x 10.6 x 7.5 cm.
Originally acquired from Lorenz Eckert, Basel in 1956.
Eckerts is quoted as saying that the hook came from the Paul Wirz collection.
The Phillip A. Budrose, 1970/1980, Mass, USA.
Sold CHRISTIE'S, London, December 1, 1987, lot no. 66, page 16.
Charles black, Mass.
Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
David Rosenthal, San Francisco
A small ceremonial suspension hook of very fine quality representing an important female ancestor.
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