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Lot 103
Ceremonial Paddle, Austral Islands
11 May 2021, 11:00 EDT
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Ceremonial Paddle, Austral Islands
Wood
length 47 1/4in (120cm)
Provenance
Bengt Danielsson Collection, Tahiti
Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection, Honolulu
Published
Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia - The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art, University of Hawaii Press, 2010, p. 317, fig. 388
Carved with fine details, including eight dancing figures around the pommel, the slightly tapered shaft with incised geometric chevrons, crescents and X's; the spade-form paddle with the outer surface decorated with a diamond pattern bordered with a band with crescents, the inner surface with six vertical panels with X patterns; fine dark brown patina.
length 47 1/4in (120cm)
Provenance
Bengt Danielsson Collection, Tahiti
Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection, Honolulu
Published
Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia - The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art, University of Hawaii Press, 2010, p. 317, fig. 388
Carved with fine details, including eight dancing figures around the pommel, the slightly tapered shaft with incised geometric chevrons, crescents and X's; the spade-form paddle with the outer surface decorated with a diamond pattern bordered with a band with crescents, the inner surface with six vertical panels with X patterns; fine dark brown patina.














