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.
Comparing literature
Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, ill. 95