Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020
Lot 503
A Kiribati Islands model outrigger Micronesia/Melanesia wood with fibre binding
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £380
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Description
A Kiribati Islands model outrigger
Micronesia/Melanesia
wood with fibre binding, with an paddle, early 20th century,
53cm long.
Provenance
Private Collection, Armagh, Northern Ireland. Collected by the previous owner's father, a merchant seaman, who acquired the model circa 1900 - 1910 from the South Seas.