Container "ipu ehi" · Marquesas Islands · ID: 3053435
Starting price
EUR 600
Estimated price
EUR 750
Provenance
Harvey Menist, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 1 March 2008, lot 84
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch
Description
coconut shell,
Carved from coconut shell, this small vessel belongs to a widespread Polynesian tradition of “ipu”, a term used for cups and small containers. Coconut shells provided a naturally durable material for drinking vessels and other small receptacles and were often carefully shaped and polished to enhance their smooth, rounded form.