Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day One - 17th September 2025

Lot 147

An Admiralty Islands ladle

Estimate £200 - £300

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Description

An Admiralty Islands ladle
Melanesia
with coconut shell bowl and a carved wood handle, with resin fixing, inscribed with collection number A30 and Admir. Isl. 22/6... from R L Dawson,
31cm high.

Provenance
Dr Leonard Adam Private Collection (1891 - 1960) Anthropologist and lawyer.