Canoe paddle "hose" · Salomonen - Buka or Bougainville Island · ID: 3048390
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 June 2010, Lot 122Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germany
Size
L: 142 cm
L: 55.9 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, rest.
These paddles were used in a conventional way, but were also displayed as prestigious objects on ritual occasions.
The object Canoe paddle “hose” with the object ID 3048390 was part of the auction 97th Auction on November 6, 2021. The object with the lot number 44 achieved a sales price of EUR 400 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, ill. 95