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THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
A MAORI CANOE BAILER, tata
Details
A MAORI CANOE BAILER, tata
Of spade form with curved cylindrical handle with stylized manaia finial, the front with openwork carving in the form of a mouth with reliefs in spirals and concentric arcs
18in. (46cm.) long
Of spade form with curved cylindrical handle with stylized manaia finial, the front with openwork carving in the form of a mouth with reliefs in spirals and concentric arcs
18in. (46cm.) long
Provenance
S. Kelner, Sydney
Raymond Wielgus, Chicago
Raymond Wielgus, Chicago
Literature
Pelrine, 1996, p.217