$4,600
SUPERB CANOE PADDLE, NGGAO DISTRICT, SANTA YSABEL, SOLOMON ISLANDS. Carved hardwood and natural pigment (handle restored) With arching crossbar handle, the leaf-shaped blade scorched and carved in shallow relief with narrow bands of repeating devices and comma shaped elements. Approx L106.5 x 16.5cm. PROVENANCE Sotheby's, London, November 1982, Lot 65 Private Collection, Massachusetts Bonhams, New York, 20 November 2012, African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art, Lot 266 Private collection, New South Wales
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