Nose flute "koauau" · Nouvelle-Zélande, Maori · ID: 3038863
Vendu
1 550 €
Provenance
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Vienna, Austria (1928-2000)Johann Pristat, Berlin, Germany
(J. Pristat was a very close friend of F. Hundertwasser, who inherited present object from his estate. Hundertwasser himself intended to write a book about their friendship. Even the title already was fixed: “Der Meister der architektonischen Künste, trifft auf den Meister der kulinarischen Künste”. But the sudden death Huntertwassers from heart failure in february 2000 avoided the project. It was finally realized by Jasmin Eichner with the book “Mein Freund Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Erzählungen, Biographische Daten”, 1992.
Description
bone, four finger holes, grooved linear decor, old age patina, base;
straight open tube type called “koauau. Most of them are carved from wood, but stone and whale-tooth examples are also found. “Koauau” of human arm and leg bones are fairly frequent, and were made from the bones of slain enemies. Maori flutes were all blown obliquely across the open end.
L’objet Nose flute “koauau” avec l’ID d’objet 3038863 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 80th Tribal Art Auction dans 27 juin 2015. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 55 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 550 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 1 000 €.
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