Artefacts (Oceanic)
(born 1940)
A FINE TAMI BOWL
1940s carved and incised hardwood with traces of pigment, with carved decorated handles in the form of the tail and head of a bird devouring a fish, the base decorated with a design of a human head adorned with a decorative headdress
64.0 cm length
Estimate:
$1,200 - $1,600
lot details
Artefacts (Oceanic) (born 1940)
A FINE TAMI BOWL
1940s carved and incised hardwood with traces of pigment, with carved decorated handles in the form of the tail and head of a bird devouring a fish, the base decorated with a design of a human head adorned with a decorative headdress
64.0 cm length
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne