A SOLOMON ISLANDS CARVED BONITO, inlaid with fretted pearl shell, black patina, old label: Melanesia Heathen Charm; a carved shark; two Santa Cruz headrests, each carved as a bird painted with geometric designs in red and black on a white ground, one with shell inlaid eyes; and a Santa Cruz dance wand with carved barbs and pyramidal finial, painted red, black and white, various damages

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A SOLOMON ISLANDS CARVED BONITO, inlaid with fretted pearl shell, black patina, old label: Melanesia Heathen Charm; a carved shark; two Santa Cruz headrests, each carved as a bird painted with geometric designs in red and black on a white ground, one with shell inlaid eyes; and a Santa Cruz dance wand with carved barbs and pyramidal finial, painted red, black and white, various damages
22.5cm. to 51.5cm. long (5)
Provenance
The Melanesian Mission

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