Auction on
14 November 2019 - 15:30 (CET) -
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
There aren't very many of them in this ethnic art sale, so a fly whisk from the Austral Islands and a Moai Kavakava statue from Easter Island should prove popular.
Polynesia, Austral Islands, supposed period: 18th century, tahiri-ra'a fly whisk with a Janus figure, hardwood with brownish-red patina, h. 17.1 cm. Estimate: €130,000/180,000
Polynesia, Austral Islands, supposed period: 18th century, tahiri-ra'a fly whisk with a Janus figure, hardwood with brownish-red patina, h. 17.1 cm. Estimate: €130,000/180,000
Mentioned by James Cook in 1769 during his first voyage to the Pacific, the Austral Island archipelago lying 600 km from Papeete was not easy to reach, so though it received a few visitors, it was not a port of call on maritime routes. However, it had a thriving trade with Tahiti. This is probably…
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