Priest's Oil Dish, Fiji Islands
sedreniwaiwai
length 15 7/8in (40cm)
Wood
Provenance:
Private Collection, Nantes, France
Carved from the sacred vesi wood, this object is most likely 18th century as evidenced by the amount of wear to the lug feet which are almost unnoticeable, and by the rich, dark-brown patina to the top surface, developed over years of use with scented coconut oil with which the priest anointed himself before invoking his god.
length 15 7/8in (40cm)
Wood
Provenance:
Private Collection, Nantes, France
Carved from the sacred vesi wood, this object is most likely 18th century as evidenced by the amount of wear to the lug feet which are almost unnoticeable, and by the rich, dark-brown patina to the top surface, developed over years of use with scented coconut oil with which the priest anointed himself before invoking his god.
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
€3,000 - 4,500
£2,600 - 3,800
€3,000 - 4,500
£2,600 - 3,800
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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