Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art - 10th February 2015
Lot 561
A Maori wood feather box
Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £8800
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Description
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.