λ Two Fiji tabuas

λ Two Fiji tabuas

Melanesia

sperm whale tooth, both pierced either end for attachment, late 19th / early 20th century,

14.5cm and 13.5cm long.

Provenance

Stoneleigh Abbey Preservation Trust Ltd.

Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 10 November 1981, lot 295 part.

A note in the above catalogue states - the Oceanic material from 'The Museum' at Stoneleigh Abbey appears to have been collected by William Henry, 2nd Baron Leigh (1824 - 1905) and his son, Francis Dudley, 3rd Baron Leigh (1855 - 1938.)

CITES certificate No. 608695/01 and 608695/02.