a marquesas islands ivory fan handle
a marquesas islands ivory fan handle

细节
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

拍品专文

Cf. La Découverte de la Polynésie, Paris, 1972, fig.96