A FINE CEREMONIAL PADDLE

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
14 October 2009
205

Oceanic Artefacts

Astral Islands, French Polynesia, 19th century
A FINE CEREMONIAL PADDLE

intricately incised overall, the leaf shaped blade, carved with chevron designs, the circular shaft similarly decorated with a scalloped band at centre, the bulbous handle carved with a ring of ten faces, old dark patina overall

92.0 cm length

Estimate: 
$3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,800 (inc. BP) in Auction 11 - 14 October 2009, Melbourne
Provenance

Private collection, Sydney