Very Rare and Large Fish Hook, Fakaofo (Bowditch Island), Tokelau
length 10in (25.5cm)
carved with finely woven fiber binding and line, inscribed in old script on main shaft "Bowditch Island - 1837"; fine dark-brown patina.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Bangor, Maine
carved with finely woven fiber binding and line, inscribed in old script on main shaft "Bowditch Island - 1837"; fine dark-brown patina.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Bangor, Maine
Sold for
US$ 6,000
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art