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LOT 2789
Fijian Wooden 'Cannibal' Whisk
19TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (76 grams, 24.3 cm).
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". [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2789
Fijian Wooden 'Cannibal' Whisk
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (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. -
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Opening Bid: £5
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Native American Salish Carved and Painted Birch Totem Staff
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Opening Bid: £5
Round-section staff decorated with polychrome human and bird figures. 166 grams, 46.5 cm
June Bedford collection of Northwest Coast Art, Phillips sale, London, 20th September, 2000. Ex Romy Rey collection, London, UK. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
