A Maori wood feather box

A Maori wood feather box, waka huia, of oval form with all over carved lines and notches, each end with a tiki with hands on thighs and pierced sections behinds the heads, the cover with locating lugs, 19th century, 44cm long.

Provenance:

Ex collection Darthea Speyer (1919 - 2014)

An American gallery owner on rue Jacques Callott in Paris. She was instrumental in bringing contemporary American art to France.