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LOT 1748
African Terracotta Bead Necklace String with Bronze Cross
12TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
22 in. (6.07 grams, 56 cm long).
Restrung group of corrugated tubular and oblate beads, bronze cruciform pendant with ring-and-dot detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1748
African Terracotta Bead Necklace String with Bronze Cross
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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African Terracotta Bead Group
12th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
All restrung; comprising multiple strands of beads of varying lengths, each composed of beige, cream and umber-coloured beads of mainly rondelle and tubular types. 88 grams total, 60-364 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Massive Fijian Root Club
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
A carved hardwood war club with smoothed and waxed surface; the end of the handle with chip-carved grip pattern, sturdy shaft and ribbed head formed from the root-ball of the tree from which it was carved; some iron nails or studs driven into the grip. 2.3 kg, 114.5 cm
Acquired in Wales, UK, in the 1990s. -
Fijian Root Ula Throwing Club
Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Carved wooden ula club-missile with short handle and dense ironwood globular head carved from the root of the tree; handle piered to take a suspension loop. 575 grams, 41 cm
Acquired in Cambridgeshire, UK, in the 1990s.
