Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 6062

Trobriand Islands Spatula, Massim area, Papua New Guinea

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 6062

Trobriand Islands Spatula, Massim area, Papua New Guinea

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height 14in (35.6cm) intricately carved with two classic squatting figures, one on top of the other, looking in opposite directions; fine dark-brown patina with Beasley Collection label. Provenance: London Missionary Society Beasley Collection (LMS 2064) Peter Adler, London Harry Beran (HB 191) Michael Hamson, California Private Collection, Chicago Published: Hamson, Michael, "Art of the Massim and Collingwood Bay", 2009, fig. 13. According to Hamson, "The early provenance of this piece coincides with an archaic feel to the figures - unusual for a culture that prides itself on finesse and refinement."

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 6062
Beschreibung:

height 14in (35.6cm) intricately carved with two classic squatting figures, one on top of the other, looking in opposite directions; fine dark-brown patina with Beasley Collection label. Provenance: London Missionary Society Beasley Collection (LMS 2064) Peter Adler, London Harry Beran (HB 191) Michael Hamson, California Private Collection, Chicago Published: Hamson, Michael, "Art of the Massim and Collingwood Bay", 2009, fig. 13. According to Hamson, "The early provenance of this piece coincides with an archaic feel to the figures - unusual for a culture that prides itself on finesse and refinement."

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 6062
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