A scepter from the Buka Strait in the Solomon Islands. It is topped with the double head of chiefs with eyes made of shell, while a snake encircles the shaft.
The handle is covered with a fine braiding of yellow orchid fibres.
For a similar one, see Bonham's Nov 12, 2014 lot 207 (bonhams.com/auctions/21802/lot/207/)
Height : 96 cm. On a custom steel stand
Provenance : Guy Earl-Smith

A scepter from the Buka Strait in the Solomon Islands. It is topped with the double head of chiefs with eyes made of shell, while a snake encircles the shaft.
The handle is covered with a fine braiding of yellow orchid fibres.
For a similar one, see Bonham's Nov 12, 2014 lot 207 (bonhams.com/auctions/21802/lot/207/)
Height : 96 cm. On a custom steel stand
Provenance : Guy Earl-Smith

Grupo étnico / cultura
Buka
País de origem
Ilhas Salomão
Período Estimado
meados do século XX
Sold with stand
Sim
Estado
Boas condições
Título da obra de arte
Um cetro Buka com trança de fibras de orquídea
Altura
96 cm
Origem
Casa de leilões