Lot Essay
Cette très belle aiguille peut être rapprochée d'un ensemble publié par Fergus Clunie (1986, fig.197-22). Ce dernier explique que ces objets servaient à fabriquer des voiles.
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ILES FIDJI
Details
AIGUILLE EN OS, SAULACA
FIJI ISLANDS BONE NEEDLE, SAULACA
Iles Fidji
Longueur: 17 cm. (6¾ in.)
FIJI ISLANDS BONE NEEDLE, SAULACA
Iles Fidji
Longueur: 17 cm. (6¾ in.)
Provenance
Acquise en 1930 à Harrogate, Yorkshire
James Hooper, Arundel, (inv.n.H.772, inscrit à l'encre noire)
Norman Paul Hurst, Cambridge, USA
James Hooper, Arundel, (inv.n.H.772, inscrit à l'encre noire)
Norman Paul Hurst, Cambridge, USA
Literature
Phelps, S., Arts and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas, The James Hooper Collection, Londres, 1976, p.190, fig.772 (cinquième aiguille en partant du haut). La figure 772 comprend deux aiguilles, toutes deux achetées par Hopper en 1930 à Harrogate.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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