Head piece of dance club or dance paddle
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88th Tribal Art AuctionHead piece of dance club or dance paddle
Solomon Islands - Buka Island
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Bonhams, London, 20 September 2006, lot 218 | H: 10.4 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, brown patina, dark red and black pigment, crowned by anthropomorphic janus head with projecting headdress, fine ornamental carving, minor missing parts, abrasion of paint, base.
Depicting a spirit being called "kokorra" which are ubiquitous in the Northern Solomons and were of greatest supernatural importance.