Lot Essay
Cf. La Découverte de la Polynésie, Paris, 1972, fig.96
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a marquesas islands ivory fan handle
Carved with two addorsed pairs of figures with bands of incised geometric ornament between, three figures with incised hands on the abdomen, the fourth with one hand held to the chin, a carved face at the base, creamy patina
10cm. high
Carved with two addorsed pairs of figures with bands of incised geometric ornament between, three figures with incised hands on the abdomen, the fourth with one hand held to the chin, a carved face at the base, creamy patina
10cm. high