Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Day 1 - Tribal Art the Americas, Indonesia & Oceania - 18th September 2019

Lot 1429

A Solomon Islands canoe ornament Melanesia carved as a crouching guardian figure

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £6000

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Description

A Solomon Islands canoe ornament

Melanesia

carved as a crouching guardian figure, with long earlobes, armbands and a belt with a knot back, clasping a figure whilst supported on his knees, with black staining,

36.5cm high, mounted.