Miniature Coconut-Grating Stool, Nukuoro Atoll, Caroline Islands
Wood, shell (probably Haliotis)
length 14 1/4in (36.5cm)
Provenance:
Henry Nanpei, Ponape
The Nanpei Family was a prominent family on Ponape at the end of the 19th century.
Of anthropomorphic form with serrated iridescent-shell grater bound by fiber cordage.
length 14 1/4in (36.5cm)
Provenance:
Henry Nanpei, Ponape
The Nanpei Family was a prominent family on Ponape at the end of the 19th century.
Of anthropomorphic form with serrated iridescent-shell grater bound by fiber cordage.
Sold for
US$ 812
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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