Overseas transaction was very smooth; communication was cordial and reassuring; item sent very quickly and arrived safely; Very Happy. Erg blij. Bedankt :)
View translationWealth object - mbokolo - new georgia island - Solomon Islands (No Reserve Price)
No. 90362483
A great figure used as barter object ( wealth Object) for Chief’s families. Wuite a heavy piece. The birds are fregate birds I was told, birds very helpfull when fishing on the Ocean. Birds hunt for small fish whereas bonitoe fishes also eat small fish. So fregat birds help humans to find the bonitos
Welcome addition to any collection of tribal New Guinea Art/oceanic art
We pack securely sending worldwide
Sold by Koos Knol, ethnographer and anthropologist, dealer of Papua Tribal Art for more than 30 years, expert and author of the book “Papua Blues”, written in Dutch. (Maybe in English next year.) Published end of October 2024
A book about inside stories, a book that deals with the many encounters with special people in West Papua, the impressive experiences that the author has, about special encounters with men and women who tell him about secret things, about ethnographic objects and initiate him into the rituals and ceremonies.
A must have for collectors, ethnographers, ethnologists, anthropologists and museums
It was field collected by Laurie Braggen in the 1970’s
Google:Papua Blues Koos Knol
Seller's Story
my wife Paula van den Berg and I, Koos Tuber, both anthropologists, traveling a lot through Papua New Guinea and West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides). We love local tribal arts, we collected thousands and thousands of artifacts, all authentic, sometimes old, sometimes more recently but mainly used objects in local traditional cultures. We are happy to give more detailed information about the artifacts we sell here on Catawiki. Please feel free to contact us.
Translated by Google TranslateA great figure used as barter object ( wealth Object) for Chief’s families. Wuite a heavy piece. The birds are fregate birds I was told, birds very helpfull when fishing on the Ocean. Birds hunt for small fish whereas bonitoe fishes also eat small fish. So fregat birds help humans to find the bonitos
Welcome addition to any collection of tribal New Guinea Art/oceanic art
We pack securely sending worldwide
Sold by Koos Knol, ethnographer and anthropologist, dealer of Papua Tribal Art for more than 30 years, expert and author of the book “Papua Blues”, written in Dutch. (Maybe in English next year.) Published end of October 2024
A book about inside stories, a book that deals with the many encounters with special people in West Papua, the impressive experiences that the author has, about special encounters with men and women who tell him about secret things, about ethnographic objects and initiate him into the rituals and ceremonies.
A must have for collectors, ethnographers, ethnologists, anthropologists and museums
It was field collected by Laurie Braggen in the 1970’s
Google:Papua Blues Koos Knol
Seller's Story
my wife Paula van den Berg and I, Koos Tuber, both anthropologists, traveling a lot through Papua New Guinea and West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides). We love local tribal arts, we collected thousands and thousands of artifacts, all authentic, sometimes old, sometimes more recently but mainly used objects in local traditional cultures. We are happy to give more detailed information about the artifacts we sell here on Catawiki. Please feel free to contact us.
Translated by Google TranslateIndigenous object name
mbokolo
Ethnic group/ culture
new georgia island
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
Solomon Islands
Period
Late 20th century
Material
soft stone
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Wealth object
Height
19 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
3 cm
Provenance
Private Collection
1383 reviews (231 in last 12 months)
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Article conforme à l'annonce, bien emballé. Expédition rapide. Merci
View translationHeel blij met de aankoop. Het voorwerp was heel snel afgeleverd. Heeft een mooie plek gekregen.
View translationThe object was broken, luckily I could fix it Ridiculous packaging for such a fragile item
View translationObjet bien emballé et conforme aux photos et descriptif
View translationMerci beaucoup Koos, un merveilleux masque Baba maintenant dans mon foyer. Grand merci pour la qualité de tes œuvres et le respect que tu apporte à ces objets- présences et leurs peuples.
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Avec plaisir Romuald
Tutto come descritto.👍👍
View translationrapide, sérieux et efficace : excellent
View translationexcellent object.
View translationVery beautiful item. Perfect.
View translationUitstekende transactie. Hartelijk dank!
View translationA fine object, superbly packed, thank you!
View translationPerfect, thank you!
View translationbroken item !!! - because absolutely inadequate packaging.....no answer from the seller - everything very disappointing...... not at all Catawiki standard - just the item was beautiful......
View translationSeller's response
thank you
All fine.
View translationObjet conforme aux photos et descriptif
View translationPerfect, as always! Thank you, Koos!
View translationAbsolument parfait. Merci !
View translationExcellent piece, I love it, thanks for this beauty! True to description, well packaged, fast shipping. I recommend this serious seller!
View translationExcellent service: item as described, very affordable shipping cost for a rather large piece. Thank you!
View translationObjet bien emballé et conforme aux photos et descriptif
View translationvery good
View translationPerfect shipping, lovely object
View translationObjet arrivé dans les délais, aucun problème tout est OK
View translation1383 reviews (231 in last 12 months)
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Overseas transaction was very smooth; communication was cordial and reassuring; item sent very quickly and arrived safely; Very Happy. Erg blij. Bedankt :)
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