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

Ethnic group/ culture
布卡
原产国
所罗门群岛
推算时期
20世纪中期
Sold with stand
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状态
情况尚佳
艺术品标题
兰花纤维编织的布卡权杖
高度
96 cm
起源
拍卖行

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