Lot 15
  • 15

Grande louche en corne de chèvre des montagnes, probablement Tlingit ,Côte nord-ouest

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Grande louche en corne de chèvre des montagnes, probablement Tlingit
  • haut. 35 cm
  • 13 1/2 in
Le large cuilleron translucide est prolongé par un manche effilé profondément arqué, sculpté d'un corbeau becquetant une grenouille, et surmonté d'une créature tirée de la mythologie. Rehauts de plaques de nacre sur les motifs héraldiques.

Provenance

Etude Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, mai 1990, n° 37
Collection privée, New York

Condition

The spoon is in very good original condition with typical wear for its age.
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