Small treasure box with lid · New Zealand, Maori · ID: 3041814
sold
EUR 8,000
Provenance
Old British Collection (1960’s)German Private Collection
Size
M: 10 cm x 6 cm
M: 3.9 inch x 2.4 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, fine work of carving, entirely carved with incised linear decor, plastically worked out figure as handle, spirit heads to each side, accurately fitted lid, slightly dam., rep. (breakage)
The object Small treasure box with lid with the object ID 3041814 was part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction on March 4, 2017. The object with the lot number 55 achieved a sales price of EUR 8,000 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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