Paddle · New Zealand, Maori · ID: 3053599
Starting price
EUR 2,000
Estimated price
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanySize
H: 157 cm
H: 61.8 inch
Description
wood, shell inlay, base
From an art-historical perspective, carved Maori paddles are among the most impressive examples of Polynesian woodcarving. They combine technical perfection with a complex symbolic language in which ancestor worship, tribal identity and spiritual beliefs regarding protection merge into a single object.
Comparing literature
Starzecka, Dorota C. et al., The Maori Collections of the British Museum, London 2010, ill. 16