Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018

Lot 307

A Buka Island ceremonial paddle Solomon Islands

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1300

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Description

A Buka Island ceremonial paddle

Solomon Islands, Melanesia

wood with red, black and white pigment, the Janus finial with large eyes and concentric linear decoration, the faceted shaft with a flared blade, one side carved an ancestor head, the shaft with painted white collection number 142,

114cm long.

Provenance

The Michael and Renate Lancaster collection.