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A model funerary canoe, Santa Isabel, Guadalcanal or Nggela…
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Melbourne
Date:
22-Jul-2014
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Description:
A model funerary canoe, Santa Isabel, Guadalcanal or Nggela Island, Melanesia (circa 1900), inlaid pearl shell and resin on carved wood, 99 cm long. For two closely related examples see, Kevin Conru, Solomon Islands Art, Musumeci Spa, Italy, 2008, pp. 86-87. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Category:
Tribal: S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific