Lot 77
  • 77

FIGURE DE PROUE DE PIROGUE, ÎLE DE NOUVELLE GÉORGIE, ARCHIPEL DES SALOMON |

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • haut. 19 cm ; 7 1/2 in
Figure de proue de pirogue, Île de Nouvelle Géorgie, Archipel des Salomon

Provenance

Todd Barlin, Sydney
Collection Elizabeth Pryce, Sydney

Exhibited

Canberra, The National Gallery of Australia, Varilaku: Pacific Arts from the Solomon Islands, Février - Mai 2011

Literature

Howarth, Varilaku: Pacific Arts from the Solomon Islands, 2011, p. 106

Condition

Very good condition overall. Minor nicks, chips, scratches and abrasions throughout consistent with age and use. Some shell missing from the proper right ear and proper left forehead. Old damage to ther rpoper right foot and one finger but with pigment. Wear to the extremities of ears. Minor crack to the proper left upper leg and to proper right wrist. Black and red pigment in excellent condition with fine encrusted patina.
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