African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1313
Three Solomon Islands inlaid canes
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £150
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Description
Three Solomon Islands inlaid canes
Melanesia
with differing shaped handles and inlaid cut shell,
96.5cm, 98.4cm and 98.6cm long,
another plain Solomon Islands cane, 93cm long and an East African carved cane, 82.5cm long. (5)
Provenance
Wilfred Fowler, District Officer on Ysabel (Santa Isabel), Solomon Islands in 1929 - 1931 and author of This Island's Mine, 1959, an autobiographical account of his time on the island.