* Ivi po'o ornament, Marquesas Islands Marine... Lot 71

* Ivi po'o ornament, Marquesas Islands Marine bone H. 4,5 cm Ivi po'o ornament, Marquesas Islands H. 1 3/4 in Tiki is "the primordial ancestor, founder of a very ancient and fertile lineage, inventor of the arts of tattooing and sculpture." He presents himself as a male human being: a large head welded to the shoulders, enormous eyes, a small mouth, a stocky body planted on short, sturdy legs, fine hands resting on the belly, the seat of emotions. An obsessive figure for the Marquesans, it is found on all sacred or profane objects. Here we find it sculpted on a bone with a cream patina, a hair ornament, a badge of power.