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LOT 2405
Solomon Islands Trawling Lure
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (12.9 grams, 81 mm).
An Oceanic fish lure comprising a polished shell body and a carved hook attached to the reverse with twine. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
LiteratureSee Waite, D. & Conru, K., Solomon Islands Art: The Conru Collection, 5 Continents, 2008. Blau, D., & Maas, K., Fish Hooks of the Pacific Islands, Hirmer, 2012; Brunt, P. & Thomas, N., Oceania, Royal Academy of Arts, 2018; Grulke, W., Adorned by Nature: Adornment, Exchange & Myth in the South Seas, At One Communications, 2022.
FootnotesSuch lures were not used with bait but were dragged behind a fast-moving canoe to attract the prey with the abalone shell glinting in the sun to emulate the scales of a fish in order to attract larger fish.
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An Oceanic fish lure comprising a polished shell body and a carved hook attached to the reverse with twine. 12.9 grams, 81 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Such lures were not used with bait but were dragged behind a fast-moving canoe to attract the prey with the abalone shell glinting in the sun to emulate the scales of a fish in order to attract larger fish.
