African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1306
Two Solomon Islands dance staffs
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £400
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Description
Two Solomon Islands dance staffs
Melanesia
both inlaid shell, one possibly San Cristobal with a twin fish panelled end and ray shaped blade, part ebonsied and with resin, 45cm long, and the other with a leaf shaped blade and a shaft with four crocodiles and with an open finial, 61.7cm long. (2)
Provenance
San Cristobal - Sotheby's, London, Pre-Columbian, America Indian, Oceanic and African Art, 14th May 1979, lot 60.