OCEANIC WOODEN IMPLEMENT

拍品描述

Ca. 20th century AD. >A wooden fishing implement carved from a single piece of wood. The implement is formed with a curved hook-shaped body terminating in two projecting ends. One end is carved in the form of a bird head with an elongated beak, while the opposite side tapers to a pointed end. Fibre cord is wrapped around the upper section, binding the two elements together. > >Size: 285mm x 120mm; Weight: 235g >Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. > >

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