Paddle · Solomon Islands - Buka / Bougainville Island · ID: 3052852
Starting price
EUR 1,800
Estimated price
EUR 3,500
Provenance
Belgian Private CollectionSize
H: 188 cm
H: 74.0 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
The paddle features four stylized figures. At the top stands a figure with fringed neck ornamentation and circular incisions, followed by two smaller figures with prominently rendered faces.
At the bottom appears a headless figure, likewise marked with a fringed collar, whose body is defined by striking rectangular engravings on the upper and lower torso.
Comparing literature
Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, ill. p.156 f.