Day 1 - Tribal Art the Americas, Indonesia & Oceania - 18th September 2019
Lot 1458
An Easter Island half male ribbed figure moai kavakava Polynesia with finely carved hair
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000
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Description
An Easter Island half male ribbed figure moai kavakava
Polynesia
with finely carved hair, brows and beard, with inlaid shell eyes, exposed ribs and spine, with his hands on his abdomen, set in a circular base carved birds and fish,
70.5cm high.
Provenance
Bonhams, London, Tribal Art, 20 September, 2006, lot 202.