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LOT 2777
Chokwe Tribal Boys Initiation Mask
ANGOLIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (270 grams, 28 cm).
Carved from a single billet of wood, hollow to the reverse with slots at the eyes, nostrils and mouth, applied braided cord hair. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2777
Chokwe Tribal Boys Initiation Mask
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fijian Wooden 'Cannibal' Whisk
19th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With barrel-shaped handle and ribbed collar, four curved prongs; old label 'Regrets. "I shouldn't have eaten that missionary steak", said the cannibal king with a frown. "For oft have I heard the old proverb - you can't keep a good man down". 76 grams, 24.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
African Wooden Ibibio Doll Figurine
19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved in the round with three-lobed headdress, painted hatched detailing to the body. 105 grams, 20.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Massive Oceanic Polished Green Nephrite Jade Maori Hand War Club Mere Pounamu
New Zealand, early-mid 20th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Polished and of flattened spatulate form with a ribbed terminal pierced for attachment. 1.33 kg, 37 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
Pounamu was highly prized by Māori, and the mere pounamu, as the weapon of a chief or rangatira, was the most revered of all Māori weapons. These mere were passed down through generations. The mere was a type of Māori fighting mace also used as a symbol of authority. The mere is one of the three types of patu fighting mace. It is the simplest of the three. It is paddle-shaped and flat and wide at the striking end. It has three or four grooves in the handle, along with a hole through which a cord or strap passes to attach it to the wrist.
