Cook Islands Stool
length 17in (43cm)
atamira, finely carved from a singular block of tamanu wood, the seat of arched rectangular design with natural defects (knots) on the surface, rising from four curved cylindrical legs with flat, spade-shaped feet.
Provenance:
Mr. Crowley, Postmaster General of Rarotonga, 1930's, gifted to him by a high-ranking ariiki (chief).
Cf. Kaeppler (2010: fig. 325)
atamira, finely carved from a singular block of tamanu wood, the seat of arched rectangular design with natural defects (knots) on the surface, rising from four curved cylindrical legs with flat, spade-shaped feet.
Provenance:
Mr. Crowley, Postmaster General of Rarotonga, 1930's, gifted to him by a high-ranking ariiki (chief).
Cf. Kaeppler (2010: fig. 325)
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 9,000
€4,700 - 7,000
£4,000 - 5,900
€4,700 - 7,000
£4,000 - 5,900
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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