Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 539
A Solomon Islands canoe prow ornament Melanesia wood
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £500
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Description
A Solomon Islands canoe prow ornament
Melanesia
wood, carved a head with hands under the chin, with shell eyes, black and lime staining,
14.8cm high.
Provenance
Wilfred Fowler, District Officer on Ysabel (Santa Isabel), Solomon Islands in 1929 - 1931 and author of This Island's Mine, 1959, an autobiographical account of his time on the island.