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Important Fijian headrest, elaborate scrimshawed design to the…
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Important Fijian headrest, elaborate scrimshawed design to the surface of bamboo in the form of ancestral fish, human figures, a colonial horse and rider. Missionary script adorns large proportions of the surface. Supported with elegant vee shaped form which is then latched with plaited fibre binding in a fine complex braided manner. Provenance: Ex. Taylor Dale. Height 17 cm. Width 67 cm.
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Tribal: S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific