Mangaian Pedestal Adze, Cook Islands
height 15 1/4in (39cm)
the openwork squared and slightly tapering base supporting a domed top inset with the stone adze wrapped tightly with a braided fiber cordage, the handle with intricately carved varying geometric designs; fine, aged and resinous, dark brown patina.
Provenance:
Private Collection, New Zealand
Cf. Kaeppler (2010: fig. 423)
the openwork squared and slightly tapering base supporting a domed top inset with the stone adze wrapped tightly with a braided fiber cordage, the handle with intricately carved varying geometric designs; fine, aged and resinous, dark brown patina.
Provenance:
Private Collection, New Zealand
Cf. Kaeppler (2010: fig. 423)
Sold for
US$ 6,100
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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