Extremely Fine Pole Club, Fiji Islands
bōwai
Wood, whale ivory
length 44 3/4in (133.7cm)
Provenance:
Private Collection, Austria
This well-worn example is finely decorated with inlaid whale ivory cut in geometric designs (15 triangular and 26 circular); fine, reddish-brown patina.
Wood, whale ivory
length 44 3/4in (133.7cm)
Provenance:
Private Collection, Austria
This well-worn example is finely decorated with inlaid whale ivory cut in geometric designs (15 triangular and 26 circular); fine, reddish-brown patina.
Sold for
US$ 8,125
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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